Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

By:

Frederick Douglass

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Paperback / softback

Series:

The Norton library

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One of the most influential works of literature during the abolitionist movement of the early nineteenth century, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass recounts with powerful eloquence and detail the author's life as a slave and his eventual escape to the North. This Norton Library edition features the original 1845 text and explanatory endnotes that clarify obscure terms and references. An introduction by Joshua Bennett provides historical background, highlights some of the narrative's key themes, and assesses the enduring legacy of Frederick Douglass's vital work.

Author Biography:

Joshua Bennett is a professor of English at Dartmouth. He is the author of five books of poetry, criticism, and narrative nonfiction: The Sobbing School (2016), winner of the National Poetry Series and a finalist for an NAACP Image Award; Being Property Once Myself (2020), winner of the MLA’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize; Owed (2020); The Study of Human Life (2022); and Spoken Word: A Cultural History (2023). For his creative writing and scholarship, he has received fellowships and awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Whiting Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, MIT, and the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. He lives in Massachusetts.

Release date Australia

November 17th, 2023

Author

Frederick Douglass

Series

The Norton library

Contributor

Edited by Joshua Bennett

Pages

160

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Dimensions

130x198x10

ISBN-13

9780393870817

Product ID

35945816

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