Toni Morrisson and the translation of history in Margaret Garner
This article probes how Toni Morrison translates biographical history in Margaret Garner in relation to Black women's self-determination. Margaret Garner was regarded with both reproach and reverence for murdering her two-year-old daughter to prevent the child from being returned to slavery aft...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:72276 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/72276 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Margaret Garner Toni Morrison Agency History Translation Filicide Beloved Opera Agencia Historia Traducción Filicidio Amado Ópera Agència Història Traducció Filicidi Estimat Òpera |
| Sumario: | This article probes how Toni Morrison translates biographical history in Margaret Garner in relation to Black women's self-determination. Margaret Garner was regarded with both reproach and reverence for murdering her two-year-old daughter to prevent the child from being returned to slavery after they escaped in 1856. Writing the 2005 opera Margaret Garner, Morrison made a number of changes to the historical narrative of the eponymous heroine. The focus of her translation is not on presenting an accurate recountal of history; rather, the goal is to redress the limitations placed on Black women's self-determination by granting them agency through this interpretation of Garner. |
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