Uncle Tom's Cabin, Paperback
Descriere
Selling more than 300, 000 copies the first year it was published, Stowe's powerful abolitionist novel fueled the fire of the human rights debate in 1852. Denouncing the institution of slavery in dramatic terms, the incendiary novel quickly draws the reader into the world of slaves and their masters. Stowe's characters are powerfully and humanly realized in Uncle Tom, a majestic and heroic slave whose faith and dignity are never corrupted; Eliza and her husband, George, who elude slave catchers and eventually flee a country that condones slavery; Simon Legree, a brutal plantation owner; Little Eva, who suffers emotionally and physically from the suffering of slaves; and fun-loving Topsy, Eva's slave playmate. Critics, scholars, and students are today revisiting this monumental work with a new objectivity, focusing on Stowe's compelling portrayal of women and the novel's theological underpinnings.
Despre autor
Harriet Beecher Stowe a fost o aboliționistă și scriitoare americană. Romanul lui Stowe, Coliba unchiului Tom (1852) înfățișează viața african-americanilor sub sclavie; romanul a fost foarte bine primit în SUA și Anglia dar și-a atras ura celor din sudul Statelor Unite care erau în favoarea sclaviei. Când a întâlnit-o pe Stowe, Abraham Lincoln i-a spus: „Deci aceasta este mica bătrână ce a început acest nou război!”
