The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Vol. A - Ninth Edition
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Robert S. Levine Orden de los libros (cronológico)
Robert S. Levine es un distinguido profesor universitario de inglés cuya erudición profundiza en la literatura estadounidense. Es reconocido por su perspicaz análisis de obras literarias y su significado cultural. Su liderazgo editorial destaca aún más su compromiso de difundir e interpretar la tradición literaria estadounidense.
William Wells Brown’s Clotel (1853), the first novel written by an African American, was published in London while Brown was still legally regarded as "property" within the borders of the United States. The novel was inspired by the story of Thomas Jefferson’s purported sexual relationship with his slave Sally Hemings. Brown fictionalizes the stories of Jefferson’s mistress, daughters, and granddaughters — all of whom are slaves — in order to demythologize the dominant U.S. cultural narrative celebrating Jefferson’s America as a nation of freedom and equality for all. The documents in this edition include excerpts from Brown’s sources for the novel — fiction, political essays, sermons, and presidential proclamations; selections that illuminate the range of contemporary attitudes concerning race, slavery, and prejudice; and pieces that advocate various methods of resistance and reform.