Rethinking the slave narrative
Subtitle: slave marriage and the narratives of Henry Bibb and William and Ellen Craft
By: Charles J. Heglar.
Series: Contributions in Afro-American and African studies,; no. 204
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Bibb, Henry, b. 1815.; Craft, William.; Craft, Ellen.; Slavery in literature.; Marriage in literature.; Slaves -- United States -- Biography -- History and criticism.; Slaves' writings, American -- History and criticism.; American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.; Slaves -- United States -- Intellectual life.; African Americans in literature.
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-161) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction 1; title: 2. The Slave Narrative Genre 7; title: The "Classic" Slave Narrative 7; title: The Critics and Douglass' 1845 Narrative 16; title: Other Configurations of the "Classic" Slave Narrative 21; title: Slave Marriage and the "Classic" Slave Narrative 27; title: Notes 31; title: 3. The Narrative of Recursion: Slave Marriage and Henry Bibb 33; title: Introduction 33; title: Authentication 36; title: Narrative Proper 47; title: Notes 75; title: 4. The Narrative of Collaboration: Slave Marriage and; title: William and Ellen Craft 79; title: Introduction 79; title: Authentication 84; title: Narrative Voices 90; title: Narrative Proper 99; title: Notes 107; title: 5. Antebellum African American Fiction 109; title: Introduction 109; title: Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Problem of Uncle Tom's; title: Cabin 111; title: Frederick Douglass and "The Heroic Slave" 116; title: William Wells Brown and Clotel; or, The President's; title: Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States 124; title: Martin R. Delany and Blake; or, The Huts of America 133; title: Notes 140; title: 6. Conclusion 145.