Uncle Tom's Cabin (Collins Classics)
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- Šifra proizvoda: 9780007902262
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By Harriet Beecher Stowe
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‘One thing is
certain, - that there is a mustering among the masses, the world over; and
there is a dis irae coming on, sooner or later.’
Viewed by many as
fuelling the abolitionist movement of the 1850s and laying the groundwork for
the Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sentimental and moral tale of slaves
attempting to secure their freedom was one of the most popular books of the
nineteenth century.
Centred round the
long-suffering Uncle Tom, a devout Christian slave who endures cruelty and
abuse from his owners, Tom is often celebrated as the first black hero in
American fiction who refuses to obey his white masters. With other strong
protagonists such as Eliza, a courageous slave who flees to the North with her
son when she learns that he is to be sold, Beecher Stowe highlighted the plight
of southern slaves and the breaking up of black families.
Not without its
controversy, more recent criticism has suggested that the novel contributed
negatively to the stereotyping of the black community.