Scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. writes that "fact and fiction have always exerted a reciprocal effect on each other" ("Authenticity" 29). Authors of neo slave narratives â postmodern renderings of the slave experience â illustrate this reciprocation as they engage in the (re)telling of historical events from the privileged vantage of the present. This study will explore the techniques neo-slave narrative authors use to merge history with imagination in the creation of a fictionalized history. Although critics have already noted the existing relationship between history and fiction in these narratives, how authors finesse the line between history and imagination remains under explored. The primary texts in this study are Toni Morrison's Beloved, Sherley Anne Williams' Dessa Rose, and David Bradley's The Chaneysville Incident. By examining the dynamics of the commingling of history and imagination, this study will contribute to an understanding of the role of rememory and/or embellishment in the neo slave narrative (sub)genre. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of English in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. / Fall Semester, 2002. / August 30, 2002. / Dessa Rose, Incident, Chaneysville, Exuhuming, Beloved / Includes bibliographical references. / Maxine L. Montgomery, Professor Directing Thesis; Bonnie Braendlin, Committee Member; Darryl Dickson-Carr, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_175642 |
| Contributors | Wholuba, Anita P. (authoraut), Montgomery, Maxine L. (professor directing thesis), Braendlin, Bonnie (committee member), Dickson-Carr, Darryl (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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