Frederick Douglass in context / edited by Michaël Roy, Université Paris Nanterre.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roy, Michaël, editor.

Series:

Literature in Context.

Literature in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.

Douglass, Frederick.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Influence.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Political and social views.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 428 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Frederick Douglass in Context provides an in-depth introduction to the multifaceted life and times of Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century's leading black activist and one of the most celebrated American writers. An international team of scholars sheds new light on the environments and communities that shaped Douglass's career. The book challenges the myth of Douglass as a heroic individualist who towered over family, friends, and colleagues, and reveals instead a man who relied on others and drew strength from a variety of personal and professional relations and networks. This volume offers both a comprehensive representation of Douglass and a series of concentrated studies of specific aspects of his work. It will be a key resource for students, scholars, teachers, and general readers interested in Douglass and his tireless fight for freedom, justice, and equality for all.

Contents:

Places

Genres

Activism

Philosophy

Networks

Afterlives.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-80747-X

1-108-80304-0

1-108-77868-2

OCLC:

1204267882