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This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume.Frederick Douglass's Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass's own triumph over it. Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs's account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains crucial reading. These narratives illuminate and inform each other. This edition includes an incisive Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah and extensive annotations.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The two great nineteenth-century slave narratives in one volume, with an introduction by Anthony Appiah.Introduction by Kwame Anthony AppiahCommentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret FullerThis Modern Library edition combines two of the most important African American slave narratives-crucial works that each illuminate and inform the other.Frederick Douglass's Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass's own triumph over it.Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs's account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains essential reading.Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

Author Biography

Kwame Anthony Appiah teaches at Princeton University. His works include In My Father's House and Cosmopolitanism.

Discussion Question for Reading Group Guide

1. In what ways do you think the abolitionist movement speaks to or even defines the social climate described by both Douglass and Jacobs? 2. Literacy plays a key role in Frederick Douglass's journey to freedom. Discuss other factors in his emancipation. What role does violence play, for example? 3. Were the slaveholders justified in their assessment of the lives of Northern factory workers? Discuss. 4. How is Douglass's narrative affected by the omission of his actual escape? Why do you think he does this? 5. Discuss the narratives of both Douglass and Jacobs in view of conventional literary biographies. How do the recordings of their experiences differ, if at all? 6. Discuss the role of religion as described by Douglass and Jacobs. What belief systems does each embrace? 7. Is the kind of escape discussed by Douglass even possible for Jacobs? How does her gender shape her experience of slavery? 8. What is the significance of Jacobs's status as a mulatto? How does this inform her experience? 9. Do Douglass and Jacobs depict the black family as disrupted by the institution of slavery? How do families cope? Discuss.

Details ISBN0679783288 Author Kwame Anthony Appiah Short Title NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDE Language English ISBN-10 0679783288 ISBN-13 9780679783282 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2000 Subtitle Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1818 Death 1895 Alternative 9781599120966 Residence US Edition 2000th Pages 432 Imprint Modern Library Inc DOI 10.1604/9780679783282 UK Release Date 2000-10-10 AU Release Date 2000-10-10 NZ Release Date 2000-10-10 US Release Date 2000-10-10 Publisher Random House USA Inc Series Modern Library Classics Publication Date 2000-10-10 DEWEY 306.3620973 Audience General We've got this

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