Fugitive Texts: Slave Narratives in Antebellum Print Culture

by Michael Roy

Book Overview

Antebellum slave narratives have taken pride of place in the American literary canon. Once ignored, disparaged, or simply forgotten, the autobiographical narratives of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and other formerly enslaved men and women are now widely read and studied. One key aspect of the genre, however, has been left unexamined: its materiality. What did original editions of slave narratives look like? How were these books circulated?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299338444
• ISBN13: 9780299338442
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"