Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Frederick Douglass

The powerful story of slavery that has become a classic of American autobiography, in an authoritative edition

This edition is the most valuable teaching tool on slavery and abolition available today. It is exceptional.--Nancy Hewitt, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Rutgers University

None so dramatically as Douglass integrated both the horror and the great quest of the African-American experience into the deep stream of American autobiography. He advanced and extended that tradition and is rightfully designated one of its greatest practitioners.--John W. Blassingame, from the Introduction

The autobiography of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, is widely regarded as a classic of American nineteenth-century history, of African American studies, and of literature. In 1845, just seven years after his escape from slavery, the young Douglass published this powerful account of his life as a slave and his triumph over oppression. The book, which marked the beginning of Douglass's career as an impassioned writer, journalist, and orator for the abolitionist cause, reveals the terrors he faced as a slave, the brutalities of his owners and overseers, and his harrowing escape to the North.

This edition of the book, based on the authoritative text that appears in Yale University Press's multivolume edition of the Frederick Douglass Papers, is the only edition of Douglass's Narrative designated as an Approved Text by the Modern Language Association's Committee on Scholarly Editions. It includes a chronology of Douglass's life, a thorough introduction by the eminent Douglass scholar John Blassingame, historical notes, and reader responses to the first edition of 1845.

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ISBN 13	9781593083571
ISBN 10	1593083572
Titre	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Auteur	Frederick Douglass
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Barnes & Noble Inc
Année de publication	2005-08-01
Nombre de pages	160
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