Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave and Incidents In the Life of a Slave Girl
- ISBN-10
- 0613501330
- ISBN-13
- 9780613501330
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-10
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
- Authors
- Frederick Douglass, Harriet A. Jacobs
Description
Douglas's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas's, An American Slave, and Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, each the most famous and powerful autobiography ora 19th-century African American man and woman (respectively), are each stories of suffering and triumph, of slavery and the quest for freedom. They are the archetypes of the slave narrative genre and are widely read and taught. This edition features a new introduction by Afro-American scholar, Anthony Appiah.
