William L. Andrews
Contributor
E. Maynard Adams Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Co-editor of The Norton Anthology of African American Literature and The Oxford Companion to African American Literature.
Primary Contributions (2)
Slave narrative, an account of the life, or a major portion of the life, of a fugitive or former slave, either written or orally related by the slave personally. Slave narratives comprise one of the most influential traditions in American literature, shaping the form and themes of some of the most…
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