内容简介
Themovingabolitionistnovelthatfueledthefireofthehumanrightsdebatein1852andmelodramaticallycondemnedtheinstitutionofslaverythroughsuchpowerfullyrealizedcharactersasTom,Eliza,Topsy,Eva,andSimonLegree.Firstpublishedmorethan150yearsago,thismonumentalworkistodaybeingreexaminedbycritics,scholars,andstudents.
作者简介
HarrietBeecherStowe(June14,1811–July1,1896)wasanAmericanabolitionistandauthor.HernovelUncleTom'sCabin(1852)depictedlifeforAfrican-Americansunderslavery;itreachedmillionsasanovelandplay,andbecameinfluentialintheUnitedStatesandUnitedKingdom.Itenergizedanti-slaveryforcesintheAmericanNorth,whileprovokingwidespreadangerintheSouth.Shewrotemorethan20books,includingnovels,threetravelmemoirs,andcollectionsofarticlesandletters.Shewasinfluentialbothforherwritingsandherpublicstandsonsocialissuesoftheday.