The Cambridge Companion to Harriet Beecher Stowe [Hardcover]

Fresh, accessible and engaged, this is the most comprehensive introduction available to Stowe's work.This specially commissioned essay collection establishes new parameters for both scholarly and classroom discussion of Harriet Beecher Stowe. This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classic Uncle Tom's Cabin, as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Stowe's representation of race, her attitude to reform, and her relationship to the American novel. The volume investigates Stowe's impact on the American literary tradition and the novel of social change. Fresh, accessible and engaged, this is the most comprehensive introduction available to Stowe's work.This specially commissioned essay collection establishes new parameters for both scholarly and classroom discussion of Harriet Beecher Stowe. This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classic Uncle Tom's Cabin, as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Stowe's representation of race, her attitude to reform, and her relationship to the American novel. The volume investigates Stowe's impact on the American literary tradition and the novel of social change. Fresh, accessible and engaged, this is the most comprehensive introduction available to Stowe's work.This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classic Uncle Tom's Cabin as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's representation of race, her attitude to reform, and her relationship to the American novel. Cindy Weinstein comprehensively investigates Stowe's impact on the American literary tradition and the novel of social change.Chronology; Introduction Cindy Weinstein; 1. Stowe and race Samuel Otter; 2. The south reads Stowe Cindy Weinstein; 3. Uncle Tom's Cabin and the American renaissance: the sacramental aesthetic of Harriet Beecher Stowe Michael Gilmore; 4. Reading and children: Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Pearl of Orr's Island Gillian Brolã&