Magic and Memory in the Contemporary Story Cycle: Gloria Naylor and Louise Erdrich

Karen Castellucci Cox

doi:10.58680/ce19983676

College English Feb 1998

Magic and Memory in the Contemporary Story Cycle: Gloria Naylor and Louise Erdrich

Karen Castellucci Cox

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Examines representatives of the story cycle genre--Louise Erdrich’s “Love Medicine” and Gloria Naylor’s “The Women of Brewster Place.” Examines a revisionary episode from each text to situate story cycles in a frame that embraces both Western and non-Western traditions. Suggests that scholars, teachers, and students see and celebrate the diverse realities of spirituality, magic, and communal memory.Examines representatives of the story cycle genre--Louise Erdrich’s "Love Medicine" and Gloria Naylor’s "The Women of Brewster Place." Examines a revisionary episode from each text to situate story cycles in a frame that embraces both Western and non-Western traditions. Suggests that scholars, teachers, and students see and celebrate the diverse realities of spirituality, magic, and communal memory.

Journal: College English
Published: 1998-02-01
DOI: 10.58680/ce19983676
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