Toni Morrison and literary tradition: the invention of an aesthetic

Introduction : 'The changing same'

Historical and literary context : The Harlem Renaissance

Ideology, identity and the community : The bluest eye (1970) and Sula (1973)

Intertextuality and gender politics : Song of Solomon (1977) and Tar baby (1981)

Repetition, memory and the end of race : Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992) and Paradise (1998)

Reading and writing : Love (2003), A mercy (2008), Home (2012).