The Conception of Liberty in "Bury Me in a Free Land" by Frances Harper and "On Liberty and Slavery" by...
- ISBN-10
- 3668989915
- ISBN-13
- 9783668989917
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-07-29
- Publisher
- GRIN Verlag
Description
Essay from the year 2018 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2,3, University of Potsdam (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: This essay is going to discuss two poems: "Bury Me in a Free Land" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, published in 1858 and "On Liberty and Slavery" by George Moses Horton, published in 1829. Both poems portray the topic of slavery and the associated desire of liberty. However, the two poems differ regarding their conception of liberty; Harper's conception is a general national one whereas Horton's is influenced by his own experiences as a slave.
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