Clotel, or the President's Daughter Contributor(s): Brown, William Wells (Author), Cashin, Joan E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563248042 ISBN-13: 9781563248047 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 |
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: 0.64" H x 5.97" W x 8.94" (0.78 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 abrudities and cruelties of slavery. |