Progressing from “mistress’ lap-dog to freeman”: Commemorating the Slavery Experience in the Hispanic World via the Narrative of Juan Francisco Manzano

Authors

  • András Tarnóc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15170/Focus/10.2016.2.31-39

Abstract

The essay, I wish to compare Manzano’s account to selected examples of North
American slave narratives, especially that of Frederick Douglass, while exploring such
related issues as the question of authorship, the description of slavery both in the
Caribbean and the American South, the role of women in the institution of slavery, and
the potential applicability of black stereotypes maintained in North American culture.

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Published

2023-01-09

How to Cite

Tarnóc, A. (2023). Progressing from “mistress’ lap-dog to freeman”: Commemorating the Slavery Experience in the Hispanic World via the Narrative of Juan Francisco Manzano. FOCUS: Papers in English Literary and Cultural Studies, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.15170/Focus/10.2016.2.31-39

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016): Issue on American Studies

Section

Essays

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