Her voice will be on the side of right : gender and power in women's antebellum antislavery fiction / Holly M. Kent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, Holly M., 1981- author.

Contributor:

Kent State University. Press, publisher.

Series:

American abolitionism and antislavery

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--Women authors.

American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

Antislavery movements in literature.

Slavery in literature.

Power (Social sciences) in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 204 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Gender and power in women's antebellum antislavery fiction

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2017]

Contents:

Introduction. "How a woman touches the world's heart" : women and antislavery fiction in the Antebellum Era

"Her heart was touched with the wrongs of the injured ones" : the emergence of women's antislavery fiction, 1821-1832

"An influence comparatively silent, but deep, and strong, and irresistible" : women's literature and the rise of radical abolitionism 1831-1839

"They did not relinquish freedom without a struggle" : violence, empowerment, and moral suasion, 1839-1851

"We women will set all things right" : moral suasion and political empowerment, 1851-1861

Conclusion. "The duty of woman in aiding in extending this influence of letters."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.

ISBN:

9781606353172

1606353179

OCLC:

990778017