The Book
Published in 1852, Uncle Tom’s Cabinis an account of the trials and tribulations of the eponymous character and other slaves in antebellum America, and is a testament to the fact that literature can bring about social change. This edition of the novel seeks to bring the tale of Uncle Tom to contemporary readers. Meticulously edited and annotated, this edition features a detailed introduction providing contextual and thematic information. The novel is further supplemented by two essays—a nineteenth-century critical response to the novel soon after it was published, and an erudite critical study by Kenneth Hada that presents a modern-day perspective.
The Author(s)
Aloka Patel teaches at the Department of English, Sambalpur University.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Life and Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–96)
Literary, Historical and Political Contexts
Slavery, Race and Colonization
Conceptualizations of Race in Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Christianity and Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Roles of Women: Home and the World
Form and Style
Reception of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Importance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Notes and Annotations
Critical Readings
‘Notices of New Works’ from The Southern Literary Messenger
Unsigned; Probably John R. Thompson
The Kentucky Model: Economics, Individualism and Domesticity in Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Kenneth Hada
Selected Bibliography