Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897 creator Smith, Valerie. introduction text biography nyu New York Oxford University Press 1990 monographic eng

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xl, 306 pages ; 17 cm. Not only one of the last of over one hundred slave narratives published separately before the Civil War, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) is also one of the few existing narratives written by a woman. It offers a unique perspective on the complex plight of the black woman as slave and as writer. In a story that merges the conventions of the slave narrative with the techniques of the sentimental novel, Harriet Jacobs describes her efforts to fight off the advances of her master, her eventual liaison with another white man (the father of two of her children), and her ultimately successful struggle for freedom. Jacobs' account of her experiences, and her search for her own voice, prefigure the literary and ideological concerns of generations of African-American women writers to come--from publisher's website Harriet Jacobs ; with an introduction by Valerie Smith. Facsim of ed. published: Boston : H. Jacobs, 1861 Includes bibliographical references Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897 Slaves United States Biography Women slaves United States Biography Mujeres esclavas Estados Unidos Biografías Esclavos Estados Unidos Biografías Esclavos Estados Unidos Condiciones sociales 002 E 444 J17i 1990 305.5/67/092 9780195066708 0195066707 87028261 DLC 871009 20230805181417.0 2423002 eng