Description
Throughout these encounters, Stowe's story of American slavery serves as a paradigm for understanding oppression, selectively and strategically refracting the African American slave onto other iconic victims and freedom fighters. The book brings together performance historians, literary critics, and media theorists to demonstrate how the myriad cultural and political effects of Stowe's enduring story has transformed it into a global metanarrative with national, regional, and local specificity.
About the Author
Tracy C. Davis is Barber Professor of Performing Arts at Northwestern University.
Stefka Mihaylova is Assistant Professor of Theatre History and Dramatic Criticism at the University of Washington.
Reviews
Sweeping in its scope and imaginative in its approach, this collection challenges contemporary scholars to revisit one of the most influential works in the American canon and to recognize that mere national borders never have and never can curtail the flow of ideas and culture. The essays illuminate the ways that even seemingly innocuous adaptations or translations shaped the resonance of Uncle Tom's Cabin for audiences around the world. The study should be a model for how to approach the impact of translation and adaptation across time and in different cultural contexts." - Heather S. Nathans, Tufts University
Book Information
ISBN 9780472037766
Author Tracy C. Davis
Format Paperback
Page Count 414
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 532g