JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Education of Milkman Dead: The Bildungsroman as Aesthetic Cycle in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon.

  • Published In: African American Review, 2023, v. 56, n. 1/2. P. 43 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Goodhead, Dokubo Melford 3 of 3

Abstract

The article analyzes on the book "Song of Solomon," by Toni Morrison, specifically the bildungsroman of the main character, Macon "Milkman" Dead III. The author discusses Morrison's retelling of the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel," explores her use of magic, alienation, personal pilgrimage, and allegory, and examines the bildungsroman as textual revision and aesthetic circle.

Additional Information

  • Source:African American Review. 2023/03, Vol. 56, Issue 1/2, p43
  • Document Type:Literary Criticism
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1062-4783
  • DOI:10.1353/afa.2023.a903597
  • Accession Number:169904535

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