“We Must Get Rid of Slavery, or We Must Get Rid of Freedom.” Self, Other, and Emancipation in Antebellum America
Antebellum American literature, like the country itself, was a heterogeny of Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and political prose culminating in the national narrative. Authors during this time struggled with the issue of slavery and their works reflected varying degrees of disdain for it and its tre...
Main Author: | Carrie Forsberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Bucharest
2018-04-01
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Series: | Intersections |
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Online Access: | http://www.intersections-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Carrie-Forsberg-article.pdf |
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