| The Cambridge Companion to Frederick Douglass Contributor(s): Lee, Maurice S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521717876 ISBN-13: 9780521717878 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: An engaging and informative overview of the life and works of Frederick Douglass. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.80 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Frederick Douglass was born a slave and lived to become a best-selling author and a leading figure of the abolitionist movement. A powerful orator and writer, Douglass provided a unique voice advocating human rights and freedom across the nineteenth century, and remains an important figure in the fight against racial injustice. This Companion, designed for students of American history and literature, includes essays from prominent scholars working in a range of disciplines. Key topics in Douglass studies - his abolitionist work, oratory, and autobiographical writings - are covered in depth, and new perspectives on religion, jurisprudence, the Civil War, romanticism, sentimentality, the Black press, and transatlanticism are offered. Accessible in style, and representing new approaches in literary and African-American studies, this book is both a lucid introduction and a contribution to existing scholarship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Maurice S.: - Maurice S. Lee is Assistant Professor of English at Boston University. |