The Annotated Uncle Tom's Cabin (The Annotated Books) by Harriet Beecher Stowe

"So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!"

Henry Louis Gates Jr. redefines Uncle Tom's Cabin with this seminal interpretation of the great American novel.

Declared worthless and dehumanizing by James Baldwin in 1949, Uncle Tom's Cabin has lacked literary credibility for fifty years. Now, in a ringing refutation of Baldwin, Henry Louis Gates Jr. demonstrates the literary transcendence of Harriet Beecher Stowe's masterpiece. 

Uncle Tom's Cabin, first published in 1852, galvanized the American public as no other work of fiction has ever done. The editors animate pre-Civil War life with rich insights into the lives of slaves, abolitionists, and the American reading public. Examining the lingering effects of the novel, they provide new insights into emerging race-relation, women's, gay, and gender issues. 

With reproductions of rare prints, posters, and photographs, this book is also one of the most thorough anthologies of Uncle Tom images up to the present day. 

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0393059464

Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (September 1, 2006)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 528 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780393059465

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393059465

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.65 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 1.6 x 10.3 inches

Customer Reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars    62 ratings