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The slave's narrative / [edited by] Charles T. Davis and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freed persons--United States--Biography--History and criticism.
- Freed persons.
- African Americans--Biography--History and criticism.
- African Americans.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography--History and criticism.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Social conditions--Sources.
- Slavery--United States--History--Sources.
- Slavery.
- Autobiography--African American authors--History and criticism.
- Autobiography.
- United States--Race relations--Sources.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- These autobiographies of Afro-American ex-slaves comprise the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. The book consists of three sections: selected reviews of slave narratives, dating from 1750 to 1861; essays examining how such narratives serve as historical material;and essays exploring the narratives as literary artifacts.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1985.
- Previously issued in print: 1991.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-330) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-772618-6
- 1-280-52538-X
- 0-19-802044-9
- 0-19-536202-0
- 1-60129-793-9
- OCLC:
- 437173418
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