« Neither be, nor own, a slave ! »

This essay focuses on the reception of antebellum slave narratives. While recognizing that slave narratives were predominantly directed toward a white middle-class northern audience, I argue that their intended and actual readership included other groups such as Southerners, African Americans, and c...

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第一著者: Roy, Michaël
フォーマット: Article ou chapitre numérique
言語:Français
出版事項: 2017
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オンライン・アクセス:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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要約:This essay focuses on the reception of antebellum slave narratives. While recognizing that slave narratives were predominantly directed toward a white middle-class northern audience, I argue that their intended and actual readership included other groups such as Southerners, African Americans, and children. Drawing on a variety of primary sources I study some of the ways these groups may have read and understood the narratives.