Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Reading Revolution: Race, Literacy, Childhood, and Fiction, 1851-1911

(Part of the Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Series)

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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the Reading Revolution explores a transformation in the cultural meaning of Stowe's influential book by addressing changes in reading practices and a shift in widely shared cultural assumptions. These changes reshaped interpretive conventions and generated new meanings for Stowe's text in the wake of the Civil War.

During the 1850s, men, women, and children avidly devoured Stowe's novel. White adults wept and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:155849894X

ISBN13:9781558498945

Release Date:June 2011

Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Reading Revolution: Race, Literacy, Childhood, and Fiction, 1851-1911

(Part of the Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Series)

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