Toni Morrison’s Beloved from 1987 is considered by many to be one of the most powerful novels in American literature of recent decades. A searing account of a former slave woman, Sethe, and her relation to a mysterious figure whom she associates with her lost daughter, Beloved provides insight into the horrors of slavery as well as the ways in which past personal trauma can continue to haunt the present. Joseph Luzzi, professor of literature at Bard College, leads participants through a detailed consideration of the cultural, historical, and social issues in the novel; explores the brilliance of Morrison’s prose; and explains how and why she emerged as one of the most important American novelists of the last half century.
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