1. Frederick Douglass' Slave Narratives
Our concerned for today is a production that is universally regarded as the finest example of a slave narrative tradition and Douglass' most accomplished work, that is to say the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. ... In fact, there were other slave narratives in his time, some told by former slaves to white writers, and Douglass wanted to distinguish his work from other such narratives. ... Although, these paradoxical motives are perpetually at war they also sustain a kind balance between this dual focus of the narrative. ... Like many sla...
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