Up From Slavery: A Norton Critical Edition by Booker T. Washington (English) Pap

Description: Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, William L. Andrews This "Critical Edition" uses the text of the first edition, published in 1901. Accompanying material includes contemporary reviews, eight essays which present a variety of critical perspectives, and a collection of letters that reveal the process by which the autobiography was written. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Contexts and Composition History" includes a selection of letters between Washington and his editor, Lyman Abbott, that reveals the process by which Up From Slavery was planned and written. Reviews from The Nation, North American Review, and Colored American Magazine offer examples of contemporary reaction to the book. An excerpt from My Larger Education includes Washingtons impressions of Frederick Douglass and of his African American critics (among them W. E. B. Du Bois) and reveals his reaction to the mounting criticism of his social, economic, and political programs during the last years of his life. "Criticism" offers a collection of eight essays that present a variety of perspectives on Up From Slavery by W. E. B. Du Bois, Kelly Miller, August Meier, Louis R. Harlan, Sidonie Smith, James M. Cox, Houston A. Baker, Jr., and William L. Andrews. Together, these essays represent ninety years of the best critical and historical analysis of Up From Slavery and its author. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are included. Author Biography William L. Andrews (Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) is the editor of The Literature of Slavery and Freedom; co-editor of The Literature of the Reconstruction to the New Negro Renaissance. He is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is general editor of Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography and The Literature of the American South: A Norton Anthology, and co-editor of The Oxford Companion to African American Literature. Other works include The Literary Career of Charles W. Chesnutt; To Tell a Free Story: The First Century of Afro-American Autobiography, 1760-1865; Sisters of the Spirit; The Curse of Caste by Julia C. Collins; Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave; and Slave Narratives after Slavery. Long Description Upon its publication in 1901, Up From Slavery became the most influential book written by an African American. As one of a handful of classic American autobiographies, its place in the literary and historical canons is assured. This Norton Critical Edition includes as its text the first book edition, published by Doubleday, Page and Company. The text is fully annotated and includes the index that appended the first book edition. Details ISBN0393967255 Author William L. Andrews Pages 288 Series Norton Critical Editions Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0393967255 ISBN-13 9780393967258 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 0000 Year 1995 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations chronology, bibliography Birth 1856 Death 1915 Audience Age 14-18 Residence AL, US Short Title UP FROM SLAVERY REV/E 2/E DOI 10.1604/9780393967258 UK Release Date 1995-09-27 AU Release Date 1995-09-27 NZ Release Date 1995-09-27 US Release Date 1995-09-27 Edited by William L. Andrews Publisher WW Norton & Co Edition Description Critical edition Publication Date 1995-09-27 Imprint WW Norton & Co Subtitle A Norton Critical Edition DEWEY 370.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161729148;

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