Frederick Douglass

Presentación de Angela Y. Davis. La narración de la Vida de Frederick Douglass fue un best-seller desde su publicación en 1845. El autor describe su recorrido vital como esclavo desde una plantación de Maryland hasta su aclamada fuga a Massachussets en 1838, donde se convirtió en un ardiente abolicionista y un valiente defensor de los derechos de la mujer. Apasionadamente escrito, a menudo usando el golpe de imágenes bíblicas, nos encontramos ante uno de los máximos exponentes de las denominadas #narraciones de esclavos#; un texto impresionante no sólo por su valor histórico y testimonial, sino por su acertado análisis de las relaciones entre amos y esclavos y por su indiscutible consistencia literaria.

La narración de la Vida de Frederick Douglass fue un best-seller desde su publicación en 1845. El autor describe su recorrido vital como esclavo desde una plantación de Maryland hasta su aclamada fuga a Massachussets en 1838, donde se convirtio en un ardiente abolicionista y un valiente defensor de los derechos de la mujer. Apasionadamente escrito, a menudo usando el golpe de imagenes biblicas, nos encontramos ante uno de los maximos exponentes de las denominadas "narraciones de esclavos"; un texto impresionante no solo por su valor historico y testimonial, sino por su acertado analisis de las relaciones entre amos y esclavos y por su indiscutible consistencia literaria.

Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith"

Sentimental, pícara, religiosa, profundamente conmovedora y totalmente autobiográfica, esta vida de F. Douglass es uno de los ejemplos más notables de un género literario conocido como slave narrative, constituido por narraciones escritas o dictadas por antiguos esclavos y promovidas o publicadas por abolicionistas. Encuadernacion: Rustica.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass encompasses eleven chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist of the early 19th century in the United States.

Vida d’un esclau americà explicada per ell mateix va ser publicada per primera vegada el 1845 i es la narració del recorregut de l’esclau Frederick Douglass des d’una plantaci

Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance.

Part of the Hero Classics seriesWhere justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.Douglass cultivated himself to such an extent that the listeners of his lectures doubted if his narratives were true. His autobiography is both a compelling tale of a slave and a contribution to the public discourse on slavery. His language is poetic and precise honed in its simplicity as if something artificially put together but immensely natural at the same time. Opening this book is opening the door into Douglass's consciousness and tracking his inner journey of finding himself in the world: a story of his childhood and youth a long and laborious path to freedom. Douglass talks about the explicit punishments and tortures that slaves were exposed to. Despite the suffering, he emphasizes the power of self-education and continuous resistance that pushes one to fight their predicament. The publication of this book was such an unprecedented event that the author had to leave the US for Europe for about two years. The fact that Douglass's experience and meditations were issued in print gave him a wider audience, not restricting dissemination of his beliefs to those who could physically come to his public speeches.

La vida de Frederick Douglass un esclavo americano es uno de los libros más leídos y reeditados sobre la Historia de los Estados Unidos fue publicado por primera vez en 1845, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, alcanzando un éxito internacional sin precedentes para este tipo de escritos y que ahora publica Alcalá Grupo Editorial, en traducción de Gara Cendal incluye una colección de sugerentes e impactantes ilustraciones de Mar Blanco, con un prólogo del político y escritor Felipe Alcaraz así como un prefacio del también abolicionista, William Lloyd Garrison, una biografía, apéndice, cartas, comentarios… escrito con una sorprendente calidad literaria e impecable estilo y fuerza narrativa impropio de una persona que no había recibido ningún tipo de educación reglada.

In the gripping memoir, "My Bondage and My Freedom," Frederick Douglass, a former slave, recounts his harrowing journey from the depths of slavery to the heights of freedom. With unflinching honesty, he exposes the horrors of the plantation system, the brutality of slave masters, and the resilience of the human spirit. Douglasss powerful narrative not only sheds light on the horrors of slavery but also serves as a testament to the indomitable will of those who fought for their liberation.