'High-Topped Shoes' and Other Signifiers of Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity in Selected Fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison

by Jackson, Tommie Lee

• ISBN13: 9780761834977
• ISBN10: 0761834974
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-17
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Focusing primarily on selected fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison, this book explores the myths embedded in historical and modern artifacts, such as the high-topped shoe and high-heeled slipper, and their impact on the construction of ethnic and gender roles. Combining anthropology and women's studies, this work is an interesting new study of race, gender, class, and ethnicity in literature.

Author Biography

Tommie Lee Jackson is Professor of English at St. Cloud State University

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction	1	(12)
Chapter 1: "High-topped Shoes": Signifiers of Race, Class, and Gender	13	(24)
Chapter 2: Wedded Imagery in Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night, Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, and Morrison's Paradise and Love	37	(18)
Chapter 3: "What's in a Name?": The Custom Among African Americans of Name Bestowal in Selected Literature	55	(16)
Chapter 4: The Influence of African American Folktales on Selected Literature by Faulkner and Morrison	71	(20)
Chapter 5: Snopesism as a Form of Tricksterism	91	(12)
Chapter 6: The Elliptical Narrative Prose Style of Faulkner and Morrison	103	(16)
Chapter 7: Conclusion	119	(12)
References	131	(10)
Bibliography	141	(8)
Index	149