When Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852 it caused a sensation. Its antislavery position proved to be one the most powerful cultural influences behind the Civil War. By emphasizing the moral failure inherent in slavery, it helped intensify the conflict between north and south. By the end of the year it had sold over 300,000 copies in the U.S. and more than a million abroad. It went on to be the nineteenth century's worldwide bestseller. To capitalize on the book's success the publisher released a lavishly illustrated gift version for the Christmas season. Widely known as the "Splendid Edition," the deluxe offering included over one hundred detailed engravings by Hammatt Billings, who had done six pictures for the original printing. The artfully integrated illustrations amplify the book's abolitionist ideas and capture its historical moment, lending the narrative a moving immediacy. Reissued for the first time, this facsimile edition gives general readers the chance to experience Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic in this most revealing form. It includes a substantial introduction by Bancroft-winning historian David S. Reynolds that situates the novel within the world of ideas and images operative at the time.
Sobre o autor(a)
Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe nasceu em Litchfield, Connecticut, em 1811. Em 1832, mudou-se com a família para o Cincinnati. A proximidade com o estado escravista do Kentucky fez com que a defesa da causa abolicionista fosse um valor crucial para o clã, pródigo em professores, líderes religiosos e reformadores políticos. Em 1836, casa-se com Calvin Ellis Stowe. Em 1843, Stowe publica seu primeiro romance, The Mayflower. Em 1852, ela publica seu grande sucesso, A cabana do Pai Tomás, o primeiro romance a criticar abertamente a escravidão nos Estados Unidos, com grande repercussão nacional e internacional. Stowe faleceu em 1896, em Massachusetts. |
| ISBN | 9780199841431 |
| Autor(a) | Stowe, Harriet Beecher |
| Editora | Oxford Univ Pr |
| Ano de edição | 2011 |
| Páginas | 608 |
| Acabamento | Capa Dura |
| Dimensões | 24,20 X 16,20 |