The Cambridge Introduction to Harriet Beecher Stowe
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2007
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-67153-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-67153-8 (ISBN)
Through the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe became one of the most famous and important authors in nineteenth-century America. This book provides a summary of Stowe's life and her long career as a professional author, as well as an overview of her writings in several different genres.
Through the publication of her bestseller Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe became one of the most internationally famous and important authors in nineteenth-century America. Today, her reputation is more complex, and Uncle Tom's Cabin has been debated and analysed in many different ways. This book provides a summary of Stowe's life and her long career as a professional author, as well as an overview of her writings in several different genres. Synthesizing scholarship from a range of perspectives, the book positions Stowe's work within the larger framework of nineteenth-century culture and attitudes about race, slavery and the role of women in society. Sarah Robbins also offers reading suggestions for further study. This introduction provides students of Stowe with a richly informed and accessible introduction to this fascinating author.
Through the publication of her bestseller Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe became one of the most internationally famous and important authors in nineteenth-century America. Today, her reputation is more complex, and Uncle Tom's Cabin has been debated and analysed in many different ways. This book provides a summary of Stowe's life and her long career as a professional author, as well as an overview of her writings in several different genres. Synthesizing scholarship from a range of perspectives, the book positions Stowe's work within the larger framework of nineteenth-century culture and attitudes about race, slavery and the role of women in society. Sarah Robbins also offers reading suggestions for further study. This introduction provides students of Stowe with a richly informed and accessible introduction to this fascinating author.
Sarah Robbins is Professor of English at Kennesaw State University, Georgia.
Preface; 1. Life; 2. Cultural contexts; 3. Works; 4. Reception; Further reading.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.3.2007 |
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Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Introductions to Literature |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 151 x 227 mm |
Gewicht | 266 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-521-67153-1 / 0521671531 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-67153-8 / 9780521671538 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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