Description: Seven noted scholars examine slave narratives and the topic of slavery in American literature, from Frederick Douglass's "Narrative" (1845) to Shelley Anne Williams' "Dessa Rose" (1984).
Brief description: Deborah E. McDowell is associate professor of English at the Univeristy of Virginia.
Review Quotes: This volume of essays represents the widest spectrum of criticism to date on the intersection of American slavery and literary artistry.
--Joyce H. Scott, American Literature