内容摘要 “Nick Bromell and R. Blakeslee Gilpin have edited Frederick Douglass’s iconic autobiography with great verve and insight. Coupled with some known as well as unknown documents, this edition of My Bondage and My Freedom will be of tremendous use for experts and nonexperts alike.” ―MANISHA SINHA, University of Connecticut This Norton Critical Edition includes: Nick Bromell and R. Blakeslee Gilpin’s introduction to Frederick Douglass’s second autobiography, providing the deep contextualization teachers want and students need. The first edition text (1855), accompanied by the editors’ detailed explanatory footnotes. Twelve contemporary works that relate to My Bondage and My Freedom, including writings by Frederick Douglass, Benjamin Franklin, William Lloyd Garrison, Henry David Thoreau, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet Jacobs. Nineteen critical assessments of My Bondage and My Freedom―nine contemporary and ten recent interpretations―to inspire classroom discussion and research topics across the curriculum. A chronology of Frederick Douglass’s life and work and a selected bibliography. About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format―annotated text, contexts, and criticism―helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need. 编辑推荐 没有任何经典文学版本堪与诺顿经典文学评论版本的编辑标准相媲美。 诺顿经典文学评论版本不仅收录了所能找到的zui权威文本,还附有从作品首次出版至今的众多名家评论、作者亲笔和友人书信。其翔实的背景资料和丰富的评论内容有助于读者更加深入了解作品。诺顿经典文学评论系列的每一本书都经过认真编辑和一流翻译,附有详细的注释、精选的参考书目,有助于学生进一步学习研究。 诺顿经典文学评论系列备受教师青睐,更是学生的shou选,其优秀的编辑标准、翔实的内容赢得了教学界和学术界一致好评,已广泛应用于世界各地2500多个大学和学院。 本系列丛书均采用无酸纸张印刷。
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