ISBN:
9780415990271
,
0415990270
,
9780203881682
,
0203881680
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 128 p
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Studies in American popular history and culture
DDC:
306.3/62092
Keywords:
Slave narratives History and criticism
;
American literature African American authors
;
History and criticism
;
Pan-Africanism in literature
;
Africa In literature
;
Africa Social life and customs
;
Africa Politics and government
;
USA
;
Sklave
;
Autobiografie
Description / Table of Contents:
"Speaking Guinea and a mixture of everything else" : the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass revisited -- William Wells Brown : subtle whispers of slave culture, pan-Africanism, and insurgency -- "Moses is got de charm" : Harriet Tubman's mosaic persona -- Harriet Jacobs : a larger discussion of the John Kuner Parade and other cultural recollections -- Discourse on the slave narrative and a new interpretation of Black anti-slavery ideology.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-121) and index
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