Incidents in the life of a slave girl : contexts, criticism
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Jacobs, Harriet A. 1813-1897. (Harriet Ann),
Contributors
McKay, Nellie Y.
Foster, Frances Smith.
Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2001].
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Black Women in America
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Available
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This is the first full-length narrative written by a former woman slave in America. It tells the story of Harriet Jacobs' early life as a slave in North Carolina, her fugitive years in the North, where she became an abolition activist, and her struggle for freedom, won in 1852. This text is a reprint of the 1861 edition, with explanatory annotations and an introduction. Readings offers contemporary responses to the narrative, related articles and letters by Jacobs, and documents tracing her life. There is also a collection of modern criticism of the narrative. McKay teaches American and African-American literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Foster teaches English and women's studies at Emory University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 390 pages : facsimiles ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393976373, 0393976378

Notes

General Note
Originally published: Boston : Published for the author, 1861.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-390).
Description
"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is the first full-length narrative written by a former woman slave in America. It tells the story of Harriet Jacobs's early life as a slave in North Carolina; her fugitive years in New York, Boston, and Rochester, where she became an abolition activist; and her struggle for freedom, hard won in 1852. This text is a reprint of the 1861 first edition, with explanatory annotations and an introduction by Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster." ""Contexts" includes contemporary responses to Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by William C. Nell and Lydia Maria Child, among others; twelve related letters and articles by Jacobs published in newspapers during the period from 1853 to 1868; and documents tracing Jacobs's life and achievements as a free woman, including her establishment of a school in Alexandria, Virginia." ""Criticism" collects eleven important assessments of the work by Jean Fagan Yellin, Ann Taves, Valerie Smith, Nellie Y. McKay, Harryette Mullen, Michelle Burnham, Nell Irvin Painter, Frances Smith Foster, Sandra Gunning, Elizabeth V. Spelman, and Christina Accomando." "A chronology and selected bibliography are also included."--Jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jacobs, H. A. 1. (. A., McKay, N. Y., & Foster, F. S. (2001). Incidents in the life of a slave girl: contexts, criticism (First edition.). W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jacobs, Harriet A. 1813-1897. (Harriet Ann), Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith. Foster. 2001. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Contexts, Criticism. New York: W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jacobs, Harriet A. 1813-1897. (Harriet Ann), Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith. Foster. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Contexts, Criticism New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Jacobs, H. A. 1. (. A., McKay, N. Y. and Foster, F. S. (2001). Incidents in the life of a slave girl: contexts, criticism. First edn. New York: W.W. Norton.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jacobs, Harriet A. 1813-1897. (Harriet Ann),, Nellie Y McKay, and Frances Smith Foster. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Contexts, Criticism First edition., W.W. Norton, 2001.

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