Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

• ISBN13: 9780743487665
• ISBN10: 0743487664
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: POCKET BOOKS

Summary

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATEDBY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPHarriet Beecher Stowe's scathing indictment of slavery in the Old South, a novel that has become a landmark of American literature.EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON

Author Biography

Charles Johnson is Pollock Chair in Humanities at the University of Washington. One of the most admired American writers of recent decades, he is the author of four novels [including Middle Passage, which won the National Book Award], numerous short stories, and more than twenty screenplays

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. VII
Chronology of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Life and Work	p. XV
Historical Context of Uncle Tom's Cabin	p. XVII
Uncle Tom's Cabin	p. 1
Notes	p. 549
Interpretive Notes	p. 567
Critical Excerpts	p. 575
Questions for Discussion	p. 584
Suggestions for the Interested Reader	p. 586
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