More than 2,000 african americans answered that question in interviews conducted during the 1930s. Frederick douglass wrote the most important slave narrative in american history. Slave narratives guide slave narratives ramsey library. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative cambridge companions to literature. In addition to stressing how central slavery has been to the study of american culture, this companion provides students with a broad introduction to an impressive range of authors including olaudah equiano, frederick douglass, harriet beecher stowe and toni morrison.
The cambridge companion to the africanamerican slave narrative. This companion maps the dynamic literary landscape of the american south. Some scholars estimate that more than 20 million africans were transported to the new world. Audrey fisch professor, new jersey city university has edited a book, the cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative, complete with complex but understandable essays and articles about the importance of the slave narratives. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative cambridge up, 2007. Solomon northups twelve years a slave and the slave narrative tradition 1 permission is granted to educators to reproduce this worksheet for classroom use. Philip gould, the rise, development, and circulation of the slave narrative, in the cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative, ed. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative. Bell described neo slave narratives as residually oral, modern narratives of escape from bondage to freedom, although over time that definition has expanded to include a more. This companion examines the slave narrative in relation to its historical context as well as the african american literary tradition. In 1987 harvard university press published a newly authenticated slave narrative, titled incidents in the life of a slave girl. From pre and postcivil war literature to modernist and civil rights fictions and writing by immigrants in the global south of the latetwentieth and twentyfirst centuries, these newly commissioned essays from leading scholars explore the regions established and emergent literary traditions. Course outline nyu gallatin school of individualized study.
The cambridge companions to literature and classics form a book series published by cambridge university press. Cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative. The cambridge companion to slavery in american literature brings together leading scholars to examine the significance of slavery in american literature from the eighteenth century to the present day. Audrey fisch, the cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative cambridge university press, 2007. This companion presents new essays covering the one hundred. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative by audrey fisch, 9780521615266, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The enslavement of the african peoples, the transatlantic slave trade, and the plantation system that followed initiated the largest sustained commercial trading of human beings in history. Given the rise of new interdisciplinary and methodological approaches to african american and black atlantic studies, the oxford handbook of the african american slave narrative will offer a fresh, wideranging assessment of this major american literary genre. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the. Each book is a collection of essays on the topic commissioned by the publisher.
Dictated, shaped, and, in one unique case, written by enslaved and formerly. Pdf while frederick douglass autobiography is a classic and offers an. Memory, family, and identity in womens slave narratives new york. The cambridge companion to slavery in american literature. I use the word exoneree in its widest possible sense, to include those who have been released. The importance of the slave narrative collection an. Now, the oxford companion to african american literature provides the first comprehensive onevolume reference work devoted to this rich tradition, surveying the length and breadth of black literary history, focusing in particular on the lives and careers of more than 400 writers. Their voices come to life inside the pages of this magazine and in the extraordinary new documentary unchained memories.
This companion examines the slave narratives relation to british and american abolitionism, angloamerican literary. The origins, development, generic conventions, and major themes of the slave narrative are fundamental to understanding the genre of the slave narrative, a literary genre first seriously studied by marion wilson starling in the 1946 dissertation that became her vast book titled the slave narrative. The oxford handbook of the african american slave narrative by john ernest call number. Levine and samuel otter, u of north carolina p, 2008, pp.
This companion examines the slave narrative in relation to its historical context as well as the larger african american literary tradition. The cambridge companion to the african american slave. All of these resources can be accessed from offcampus, but you will. The oxford handbook of the african american slave narrative. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative edited by audrey fisch may 2007 skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative by audrey a. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative, edited by audrey a. The obligations of literary history scholars of african american literature, whether they work in china or in the united states, have to think deeply about the consequences of their choices.
The slave narrative has become a crucial genre within african american literary studies and an invaluable record of the experience and history of slavery in the united states. Volumes sortable table topics theatre history by david wiles and christine dymkowski african american theatre by harvey young piers plowman by andrew cole and andrew galloway. As the leading african american leader and intellectual of the nineteenth century, he lived twenty years as a slave and nearly nine years as a fugitive slave. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative cambridge companions to literature 9780521850193. The slave narrative and the literature of abolition in the cambridge companion to the africanamerican slave narrative. Chapter one afroamerican literature from slave narratives to recent fiction africanamerican literature has undergone a revolutionary change from phillies wheatley, the first africanamerican poet to publish her works, to toni morrison, maya angelou, walter mosley, alice walker, gloria naylor, and paule. Slave narratives and neoslavefreedom narratives uf english. Cambridge core american studies the cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative edited by audrey fisch. Slave narratives comprise one of the most influential traditions in american literature, shaping the form and themes of some of the most. Publication list for philip gould, brown university. The cambridge companion to the literature of the american.
The cambridge companion to africanamerican slave narrative. Readings from the slave narratives what was it like to be enslaved in the united states. The recorded experiences of african american slaves are also arguably one of north carolinas greatest contributions to american literature as a whole. Cambridge university press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or thirdparty internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. This companion examines the slave narrative s relation to transatlantic abolitionism, british and american literary traditions including captivity narratives. As ashraf rushdy posits in the cambridge companion to the african american novel, neoslave narratives were not created in a vacuum, but rather are a. African american women and the united states slave. The oxford companion to african american literature. Slave narrative, an account of the life, or a major portion of the life, of a fugitive or former slave, either written or orally related by the slave personally. Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. This companion examines the slave narratives relation to british and american abolitionism, anglo american literary traditions such as autobiography and sentimental. African british abolitionist and founder of the african american slave narrative 44 vincent carretta 4 the slave narrative and the literature of abolition 61 kerry. Elsewhere i have described the dramatic impact that knowledge of the slave narrative collection has had on the subsequent revitalization of africanamerican history and, particularly, on the study of american slavery. Bob greene says the stories of former slaves, compiled in 1930s, tell of families torn apart, people deprived of basic freedoms.
For explanations on written assignments and student presentations, please. Your course participation grade, which represents 20% or 200 points of your. The cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative, edited. Chapter one afroamerican literature from slave narratives. Find magazines, catalogs and publications about slave, and discover more great content on issuu. The rise, development, and circulation of the slave narrative. With its chronology and bibliography, it provides an easy entry point for students new to the subject and comprehensive. Google scholar fleischner, jennifer, mastering slavery. Bruce jr, politics and political philosophy in the slave narrative in audrey fisch, ed. Read the cambridge companion to the african american slave narrative by available from rakuten kobo.
Bells 1987 study the afro american novel and its tradition. Neoslave narratives, in the cambridge companion to the african american slave narra tive, ed. There is perhaps no stronger impetus within the study of black american literature and culture than the will to return, the desire to name the original, the source. The slave narrative has become a crucial genre within african american literary studies and an invaluable record of the. Provides a useful overview of the genre and offers a broad definition of the term with close readings of representative texts. List of cambridge companions to literature and classics. Slave narratives, firsthand accounts of african americans who experienced slavery, are essential tools in the study of american history and literature and have played a central role in national debates about slavery, freedom, and american identity. I do not know who my parents were nor my relatives. Slave narratives home libguides at duquesne university.
Personal interview with charles coles at his home, 1106 sterling st. This companion examines the slave narratives relation to transatlantic abolitionism, british and american literary traditions including captivity narratives. According to conventional wisdom, the term neo slave narratives originated with bernard w. Slavery narratives moad museum of african diaspora. Cambridge companion to the african american novel ebook.
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