Professor Harriet Beecher Stowe

Broschiertes Buch

Uncle Tom's Cabin

or Life Among the Lowly; with Hammatt Billings' 1st ed. illustrations & notes from a later ed. (Aziloth Books)

Beschreibung

Uncle Tom's Cabin - the bestselling novel of the 19th century - was instrumental in exposing the brutal reality of African American slavery and played a prominent role in its abolition. Its author, Harriet Beecher Stowe was a stalwart Christian and committed abolitionist. In violation of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which made it illegal for anyone in the United States to offer aid or assistance to a runaway slave, she and her husband were part of the Underground Railroad which helped escaped slaves flee to the northern Free States. In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Beecher Stowe argues her anti-slavery position primarily through her characters, from the saintly figures of Tom and Eva to the diabolical Legree, who epitomises the worst of slave owners. But there are passages where the author comes to the fore directly and speaks to her readers with fervour and unassailable logic. Her readership of predominantly Christian Protestants is told slavery is the antithesis of the universal love that Christianity enshrines. Christian enslavers are especially blameworthy and get short shrift from Beecher Stowe as she dismantles their sanctimonious sophistry with scathing dialogue. In the century following its publication the novel was accused of popularising many black stereotypes, yet few would deny the book's historical and political impact and its potency as a catalyst in the anti-slavery movement.

Autor

Harriet Beecher Stowe, born in 1811, was an influential writer and abolitionist, best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Raised in a religious family, she was deeply influenced by her father's activism and her own experiences with slavery. Through her writing, she became a strong advocate for social reform and worked to expose the horrors of slavery.Stowe faced personal struggles, including the loss of her son and the challenges of raising a large family. Her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin became an instant bestseller, stirring the national conscience. Its powerful impact helped fuel the abolitionist movement and is said to have contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.Later in life, Stowe wrote novels, articles, and essays, though she remained most known for her anti-slavery work. She met with Abraham Lincoln, who called her "the little woman who started this great war." Stowe passed away in 1896, leaving a lasting legacy in the fight for civil rights.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aziloth Books
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781913751104
• ISBN-10: 1913751104
• Artikelnr.: 62091515