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Clotel, or the President's Daughter

By Brown, William Wells

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Clotel, or the President's Daughter

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Originally published in 1853, Clotel is the first novel by an African American. William Wells Brown, a contemporary of Frederick Douglass, was well known for his abolitionist activities. In Clotel, the author focuses on the experiences of a slave woman: Brown treats the themes of gender, race, and slavery in distinctive ways, highlighting the mutability of identity as well as the absurdities and cruelties of slavery. The plot includes several mulatto characters, such as Clotel, who live on the margins of the black and white worlds, as well as a woman who dresses as a man to escape bondage; a white woman who is enslaved; and a famous white man who is mistaken for a mulatto. In her Introduction, scholar Joan E. Cashin highlights the most interesting features of this novel and its bold approach to gender and race relations. This volume, the latest in the American History Through Literature series, is suitable for a variety of undergraduate courses in American history, cultural history, women's studies, and slavery.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
218
Release Date:
1996-05-01
Publication Date:
1996-05-31
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1563248034
ISBN13:
9781563248030
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
473 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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