The Slave's narrative
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Contributions
- Davis, Charles T. 1918-1981. - Contributor
- Gates, Henry Louis. - Contributor
Publication
1990 - Oxford University Press, Oxford [Oxfordshire, England
Language
English
Word Count
85,500 words, Guess
Page Count
342 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveslavesnarrative00davi_253
- ISBN-100195066561
- ISBN-139780195066562
- Goodreads369801
- Library of Congress Control Number83003950
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number23353177
- OCLC Control Number9324917
- Better World Books9780195066562
- Better World BooksO9-AHX-843
- Open LibraryOL18190224M
Classifications
- LCCPS366.A35
- LCCE444 .S575 1990
- LCCE444 .S575 1985
Description
The autobiographical narratives of black ex-slaves published in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries constitute the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. Black slaves in the New World created a veritable "literature of escape" depicting the overwhelming horrors of human bondage. These narratives served the abolitionist movement not only as evidence of the slaves' degradation but also of their "intellectual capacity." Accordingly, this literature has elicited a wealth of analysis- and controversy- from its initial publication right up to our day. This volume charts the response to the black slave's narrative from 1750 to the present. 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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- Biography
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