Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself
Synopsis
In addition to its far-reaching impact on the antislavery movement in the United States and abroad, Douglass's fugitive slave narrative won recognition for its literary excellence, which has since earned it a place among the classics of nineteenth-century American autobiography. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the 1845 first edition of Douglass's compelling work. Explanatory annotations accompany the text. A rich selection of "Contexts" provides the reader with contemporary perspectives. Included are the little-known preface that Douglass wrote in 1846 for the second Irish edition; a public exchange of letters between A. C. C. Thompson, a former slaveholder, and Douglass; three autobiographical portraits of Douglass's parents; Douglass's account of his escape from slavery, which he chose not to include in the 1845 Narrative; samples of Douglass's use of his slave experience in two of his most influential antislavery speeches; and reminiscences by James Monroe Gregory and Elizabeth Cady Stanton of Douglass as both orator and friend.
[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 6-8 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
- प्रतिलिपि अधिकार:
- 1997 William L. Andrews, William S. McFeely
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780393969665
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 2012-09-17T19:02:00Z
- भाषा:
- English
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- This is a copyrighted book.