Frederick Douglass and the work of freedom: Hegel's master-slave dialectic in the fugitive slave narrative

Article Abstract:

Frederick Douglass's autobiography, 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave,' develops on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's master-slave dialectic, and is the story of a self-discovery. Through his narrative, the slave asserts his humanity, and reverses the grammar by defining the master as a villain. Douglass's narrative focuses on the slave's work at human self-creation, and dramatizes a variation on Hegel's dialectic. Hegel's work and the African-American literary dialogue can complement each other, as is evident through the literature of Douglass.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

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Making it real: the impact of slave narratives on the literary marketplace

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Published slave narratives in the early 19th century, such as that by Frederick Douglass, became a significant force in the literary marketplace and began the "realist" style in American writing. The combination of abolition and sympathy provoked by realistic portrayals of suffering created the first successful African American literature.

Slavery

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Making it real: the impact of slave narratives on the literary marketplace

Article Abstract:

Slave narratives in the 19th century, such as that of Frederick Douglass, began the use of realism in American literature. Combining marketing techniques and the arousal of sympathy through realistic portrayals of suffering, slave biographies became the first successful African American literature.

Analysis, African Americans, Illustration, Realism, Realism (Cultural movement)

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