William Wells Brown’s Clotel (1853), the first novel written by an African American, was published in London while Brown was still legally regarded as "property" within the borders of the United States. The novel was inspired by the story of Thomas Jefferson’s purported sexual relationship with his slave Sally Hemings. Brown fictionalizes the stories of Jefferson’s mistress, daughters, and granddaughters — all of whom are slaves — in order to demythologize the dominant U.S. cultural narrative celebrating Jefferson’s America as a nation of freedom and equality for all. The documents in this edition include excerpts from Brown’s sources for the novel — fiction, political essays, sermons, and presidential proclamations; selections that illuminate the range of contemporary attitudes concerning race, slavery, and prejudice; and pieces that advocate various methods of resistance and reform.
Robert S. Levine Knihy
Robert S. Levine je popredný univerzitný profesor angličtiny, ktorého práca sa zameriava na americkú literatúru. Je známy svojim hlbokým vhľadom do literárnych diel a ich kultúrneho kontextu. Jeho edičná práca zdôrazňuje jeho záväzok zdieľať a analyzovať americkú literárnu tradíciu pre širšie publikum.
The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Vol. A - Ninth Edition
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