New Perspectives on Uncle Tom's Cabin - English Edition

Author: Erik J. Sundquist
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Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The growing interest in the roles of women and minorities in the formation of American literary classics has sparked enthusiasm for studying Uncle Tom's Cabin. The arguments in this book provide contemporary readers with both critical and historical insights, reflecting the highest level of academic research. In the introduction, Erik J. Sundquist attempts to demonstrate that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly engages with the debates supporting slavery and the prevailing abolitionist prejudices, employing popular melodramatic plots and fervent rhetorical forms to unfold complex discussions. In the arguments, some explore the influence of Stowe's novel on the portrayal of female characters in American fiction and the later impact on female writers; some examine the role of women in the abolitionist movement; some discuss literary exchanges between Stowe and her contemporaries; and some explore the relationship between Uncle Tom's Cabin and Gothic-style novels, as well as the formation of Black characters in later works by other novelists and writers.