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This textbook has been designed to confront a central issue in the study of 19th-century Afro-American literature - the question of how to analyse and evaluate the autobiographical tradition of ex-slaves.
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Introduction: The Language of Slavery, xi
1. Written by Themselves, Views and Reviews, 1750-1861
The Life of Job Ben Solomon, 4 - Anonymous
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African; Written by Himself, 5
The Life and Adventures of a Fugitive Slave, 6 - Anonymous
Narrative of James Williams, 8 - Anonymous
The Narrative of Juan Manzano, 15 - Anonymous
Narratives of Fugitive Slaves, 19 - Ephraim Peabody
Life of Henry Bibb, 28 - Anonymous
The Life and Bondage of Frederick Douglass, 30 - Anonymous
Kidnapped and Ransomed, 31 - - Anonymous
Linda: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself, 32 - Anonymous
2. The Slave Narratives as History
On Dialect Usage, 37 - Sterling A. Brown
The Art and Science of Reading WPA Slave Narratives, 40 - Paul D. Escott
History from Slave Sources, 48 - C. Vann Woodward
Charles Chesnutt and the WPA Narratives: The Oral and the Literate Roots of Afro-American Literature, 59 - John Edgar Wideman
Using the Testimony of Ex-Slaves: Approaches and Problems, 78 - John W. Blassingame
Plantation Factories and the Slave Work Ethic, 98 - Gerald Jaynes
The Making of a Fugitive Slave Narrative: Josiah Henson and Uncle Tom -- A Case Study, 112 - Robin W. Winks
3. The Slave Narratives as Literature
"I Was Born": Slave Narratives, Their Status as Autobiography and as Literature, 148 - James Olney
Three West African Writers of the 1870s, 175 - Paul Edwards
Crushed Geraniums: Juan Francisco Manzano and the Language of Slavery, 199 - Susan Willis
I Rose and Found My Voice: Narration, Authentication, and Authorial Control in Four Slave Narratives, 225 - Robert Burns Stepto
Autobiographical Acts and the Voice of the Southern Slave, 242 - Houston A. Baker, Jr.
Text and Contexts of Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself, 262 - Jean Fagan Yellin
The Slave Narrators and the Picaresque Mode: Archetypes for Modern Black Personae, 283 - Charles H. Nichols
Singing Swords: The Literary Legacy of Slavery, 298 - Melvin Dixon
Bibliography, 319
Index, 331
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`An imnpressive collection.'
New York Times Book Review
"An impressive collection."--The New York Times Book Review
"Excellent text for a sourcebook-course in origins of black literature. The inclusion of critical essays is a plus."--George Klawitter, Viterbo College
"A valuable reference for students who are doing papers on narrative tradition, autobiography, etc."--Fahamisha Patricia Brown, Boston College
"A valuable compilation of important historical documents that add greatly to our understanding of America's past and present."--Don Evans, Trenton State College
"Impressive and essential, this text remains one of the most authoritative scholarly collections on the subject."--Joycelyn Moody, University of Washington
"The most sophisticated and comprehensive book we have yet on the central issue facing students of nineteenth-century Afro-American literature: the question of how to analyze and evaluate the autobiographical tradition of the ex-slave."--Black American Literature Forum
"This attractive anthology has several excerpts that I have been unable to find in a brief collection suitable for a class. It will provide specific background for a Black literature or history course....I find it completely useful for a survey of African American literature."--David B. Merrell, Abilene Christian University
"An excellent tool for teachers of black history."--Darrell Millner, Portland State University
"Provides the reader with a sensitive explanation and analysis of the autobiographical narratives written or dictated by ex-slaves of African descent from 1750 to the twentieth century....This volume is a welcome addition to the constantly growing body of scholarly literature on the institution of slavery as it was seen from the slave's point of view."--Florida Historical Quarterly
"This collection is indispensable for historians and literary critics, as well as anyone interested in slavery and autobiography."--Bookletter/Southeast
"An excellent tool for teachers of black history."--Darrell Millner, Portland State University
"Excellent text for a sourcebook-course in origins of black literature. The inclusion of critical essays is a plus."--George Klawitter, Viterbo College
"A valuable reference for students who are doing papers on narrative tradition, autobiography, etc."--Fahamisha Patricia Brown, Boston College
"A valuable compilation of important historical documents that add greatly to our understanding of America's past and present."--Don Evans, Trenton State College
"Impressive and essential, this text remains one of the most authoritative scholarly collections on the subject."--Joycelyn Moody, University of Washington
"The most sophisticated and comprehensive book we have yet on the central issue facing students of nineteenth-century Afro-American literature: the question of how to analyze and evaluate the autobiographical tradition of the ex-slave."--Black American Literature Forum
"This attractive anthology has several excerpts that I have been unable to find in a brief collection suitable for a class. It will provide specific background for a Black literature or history course....I find it completely useful for a survey of African American literature."--David B. Merrell, Abilene Christian University
"An impressive collection."--The New York Times Book Review
"Provides the reader with a sensitive explanation and analysis of the autobiographical narratives written or dictated by ex-slaves of African descent from 1750 to the twentieth century....This volume is a welcome addition to the constantly growing body of scholarly literature on the institution of slavery as it was seen from the slave's point of view."--Florida Historical Quarterly
"This collection is indispensable for historians and literary critics, as well as anyone interested in slavery and autobiography."--Bookletter/Southeast
"The most sophisticated and comprehensive book we have yet on the central issue facing students of nineteenth-century Afro-American literature: the question of how to analyze and evaluate the autobiographical tradition of the ex-slave....It is unlikely that any single collection of essays could do greater justice than The Slave's Narrative has to the breadth, vitality, and untapped potential of this topic and the discourse it has
generated."--BALF
"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
"Consistently readable and provocative...Provides an ideal starting point for scholars and teachers of American studies who wish to incorporate slave narratives into their research or their classes."--Journal of the American Studies Assn. of Texas
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Selling point: Brings together a group of difficult-to-find slave narratives in the same volume
Selling point: Provides sensitive explanation and analysis of those narratives and their historical impact on culture
Selling point: Includes an expansive bibliography for further research on slave narratives
Les mer
Selling point: Brings together a group of difficult-to-find slave narratives in the same volume
Selling point: Provides sensitive explanation and analysis of those narratives and their historical impact on culture
Selling point: Includes an expansive bibliography for further research on slave narratives
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780195066562
Publisert
1991
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
550 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
154 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
376