| Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature: Incendiary Pictures 2010 Edition Contributor(s): Husband, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349383449 ISBN-13: 9781349383443 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 326.809 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.46 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature examines the relationship between antislavery texts and emerging representations of "free labor" in mid-nineteenth-century America. Husband shows how the images of families split apart by slavery, circulated primarily by women leaders, proved to be the most powerful weapon in the antislavery cultural campaign and ultimately turned the nation against slavery. She also reveals the ways in which the sentimental narratives and icons that constituted the "family protection campaign" powerfully influenced Americans sense of the role of government, gender, and race in industrializing America. Chapters examine the writings of ardent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, non-activist sympathizers, and those actively hostile to but deeply immersed in antislavery activism including Nathaniel Hawthorne. |