{"product_id":"frederick-douglass-and-herman-melville-essays-in-relation-paperback","title":"Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville: Essays in Relation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert S. Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSamuel Otter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Douglass (1818-1895) and Herman Melville (1819-1891) addressed in their writings a range of issues that continue to resonate in American culture: the reach and limits of democracy; the nature of freedom; the roles of race, gender, and sexuality; and the place of the United States in the world. Yet they are rarely discussed together, perhaps because of their differences in race and social position. Douglass escaped from slavery and tied his well-received nonfiction writing to political activism, becoming a figure of international prominence. Melville was the grandson of Revolutionary War heroes and addressed urgent issues through fiction and poetry, laboring in increasing obscurity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn eighteen original essays, the contributors to this collection explore the convergences and divergences of these two extraordinary literary lives. Developing new perspectives on literature, biography, race, gender, and politics, this volume ultimately raises questions that help rewrite the color line in nineteenth-century studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Barnes, College of William and Mary\u003cbr\u003eHester Blum, The Pennsylvania State University\u003cbr\u003eRuss Castronovo, University of Wisconsin-Madison\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ernest, West Virginia University\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Gleason, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003eGregory Jay, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\u003cbr\u003eCarolyn L. Karcher, Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003eRodrigo Lazo, University of California, Irvine\u003cbr\u003eMaurice S. Lee, Boston University\u003cbr\u003eRobert S. Levine, University of Maryland, College Park\u003cbr\u003eSteven Mailloux, University of California, Irvine\u003cbr\u003eDana D. Nelson, Vanderbilt University\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Otter, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003eJohn Stauffer, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003eSterling Stuckey, University of California, Riverside\u003cbr\u003eEric J. Sundquist, University of California, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003eElisa Tamarkin, University of California, Irvine\u003cbr\u003eSusan M. Ryan, University of Louisville\u003cbr\u003eDavid Van Leer, University of California, Davis\u003cbr\u003eMaurice Wallace, Duke University\u003cbr\u003eRobert K. Wallace, Northern Kentucky University\u003cbr\u003eKenneth W. Warren, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors are Elizabeth Barnes, Hester Blum, Russ Castronovo, John Ernest, William Gleason, Gregory Jay, Carolyn L. Karcher, Rodrigo Lazo, Maurice S. Lee, Robert S. Levine, Steven Mailloux, Dana D. Nelson, Samuel Otter, John Stauffer, Sterling Stuckey, Eric J. Sundquist, Elisa Tamarkin, Susan M. Ryan, David Van Leer, Maurice Wallace, Robert K. Wallace, and Kenneth W. Warren. The editors are Robert S. Levine and Samuel Otter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 9.03 x 6.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723110977599,"sku":"9780807858721","price":82.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4283b581f5e52c1925748afb1821b88f.webp?v=1765098047","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/frederick-douglass-and-herman-melville-essays-in-relation-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}