| Clotel, or the President's Daughter Contributor(s): Brown, William Wells (Author), Cashin, Joan E. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1563248034 ISBN-13: 9781563248030 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: Originally published in 1853, Clotel is the first novel by an African American. William Wells Brown, a contemporary of Frederick Douglass, was well known for his abolitionist activities. In Clotel, the author focuses on the experiences of a slave woman: Brown treats the themes of gender, race, and slavery in distinctive ways, highlighting the mutability of identity as well as the absurdities and cruelties of slavery. The plot includes several mulatto characters, such as Clotel, who live on the margins of the black and white worlds, as well as a woman who dresses as a man to escape bondage; a white woman who is enslaved; and a famous white man who is mistaken for a mulatto. In her Introduction, scholar Joan E. Cashin highlights the most interesting features of this novel and its bold approach to gender and race relations. This volume, the latest in the American History Through Literature series, is suitable for a variety of undergraduate courses in American history, cultural history, women's studies, and slavery. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - African American - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96000762 |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Series: American History Through Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.31" W x 9.26" (1.02 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50669 Reading Level: 9.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1853, "Clotel" is one of the first novels by an African American. In it, Brown treats the themes of gender, race and slavery in distinctive ways, highlighting the mutability of identity, as well as the absurdities and cruelties of slavery. |