Frederick Douglass's Curious Audiences: Ethos in the Age of the Consumable Subject (Studies in Major Literary Authors) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition
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| Management number | 219441847 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | US$27.74 | Model Number | 219441847 | ||
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This book attempts to answer a fundamental question: How did Douglass manage to persuade anyone about the evils of slavery, and even impress viewers with his personal qualities, when his speeches were commonly considered mere entertainment, in the same category as Barnum's circus acts? In answering this question, Terry Baxter provides a means of understanding the positive responses of Frederick Douglass's white audiences and African American celebrities' roles as both objects of consumption and vehicles for social change. Read more
| XRay | Not Enabled |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1135876975 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 391 KB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 143 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | May 1, 2004 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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