The Cambridge Companion to Harriet Beecher Stowe

ISBN-13: 9780521825924 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 272 str.

Cindy Weinstein

Opis

This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classic Uncle Tom's Cabin as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's representation of race, her attitude to reform, and her relationship to the American novel. Cindy Weinstein comprehensively investigates Stowe's impact on the American literary tradition and the novel of social change.

Recenzje

"Highly recommended." J.W. Hall, University of Mississippi, CHOICE

Spis treści

Chronology; Introduction Cindy Weinstein; 1. Stowe and race Samuel Otter; 2. The south reads Stowe Cindy Weinstein; 3. Uncle Tom's Cabin and the American renaissance: the sacramental aesthetic of Harriet Beecher Stowe Michael Gilmore; 4. Reading and children: Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Pearl of Orr's Island Gillian Brown; 5. Uncle Tom and Harriet Beecher Stowe in England Audrey Fisch; 6. Staging Black insurrection: Dred on stage Judie Newman; 7. Stowe and regionalism Marjorie Pryse; 8. Stowe and the law Gregg Crane; 9. Harriet Beecher Stowe and the American reform tradition Ronald Walters; 10. Harriet Beecher Stowe and the dream of the great American novel Lawrence Buell; 11. Stowe and the literature of social change Carolyn Karcher; 12. The afterlife of Uncle Tom's Cabin Kenneth Warren; Selected bibliography.