num_pages: 190
description: The dominant theme of this American literary genre is the pervasive longing for freedom, dignity and self-respect. The authors in this volume analyze the origins and development of the slave narrative, the narrative's literary sources, its expressions of freedom, gender issues in the narrative and the enduring legacy of the narrative.
language: English
title: Slave Narratives
titlecomplete: Slave Narratives
ratings_count: 1
series: Greenhaven Press Companion to Literary Movements and Genres
publisher: Turtleback Books