The Slave's Narrative - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0195066561 ISBN 13: 9780195066562

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, 1991

Riassunto

These autobiographies of Afro-American ex-slaves comprise the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. The book consists of three sections: selected reviews of slave narratives, dating from 1750 to 1861; essays examining how such narratives serve as historical material; and essays exploring the narratives as literary artifacts.

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Recensione:

`An imnpressive collection.'New York Times Book Review

`This important collection of essays provides the most complete and cogent analysis of the slave narratives to date, and it demonstrates, again, that the narratives had and continue to have many uses ... The essays make a strong case for opening the historical and literary canon to include the slave narratives and testify to their enduring significance.'Library Journal

`The Slave's Narrative is the most sophisticated and comprehensive book we have yet on the central issue facing students of 19th Century Afro-American literature: the question of how to analyse and evaluate the autobiographical tradition of ex-slaves. ...it is unlikely that any single collection of essays could do greater justice than The Slave's Tale has to the breadth, vitality, and untapped potential of this topic and the discourse it has generated.'William L. Andrews, University of Wisconsin, (BALF Spring/Summer 1986)

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• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0195066561
• ISBN 13: 9780195066562
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 390
• Redattore: Davis Charles T.