The Cambridge Companion to the African American Slave Narrative by Audrey Fisch

The Cambridge Companion to the African American Slave Narrative by Audrey Fisch

The slave narrative has become a crucial genre within African American literary studies and an invaluable record of the experience and history of slavery in the United States. This Companion examines the slave narrative's relation to British and American abolitionism, Anglo-American literary traditions such as autobiography and sentimental literature, and the larger African American literary tradition. Special attention is paid to leading exponents of the genre such as Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs, as well as many other, less well known examples. Further essays explore the rediscovery of the slave narrative and its subsequent critical reception, as well as the uses to which the genre is put by modern authors such as Toni Morrison. With its chronology and guide to further reading, the Companion provides both an easy entry point for students new to the subject and comprehensive coverage and original insights for scholars in the field.

'…the essays are concise, clearly written and full of fresh insights' CLIO
'… accessible, illustrative and stimulating companion to narrative.' Journal of Language and Literature

Audrey Fisch is Professor in the Departments of English and Elementary and Secondary Education at New Jersey City University.

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ISBN 13	9780521615266
ISBN 10	0521615267
Title	The Cambridge Companion to the African American Slave Narrative
Author	Audrey Fisch
Series	Cambridge Companions To Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2007-05-31
Number of pages	290
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