Abolitionism in American Novels A Study of Representative Works  

作　　者：GAO Jian-kun 

机构地区：[1]Heze University, Heze, China

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2013年第8期640-644,共5页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：Abolitionism, as an important trend in history of American literature, reflected in various forms. Among them, the novel is one of the most important forms. This paper mainly studies the two most significant and representative anti-slavery novels： Uncle Tom＇s Cabin （1852） and Roots： The Saga of an American Family （1976）. In this paper the author mainly discusses the two novels in their theme, the historical background, social impact, and literary values. Though they are quite different in some aspects, especially the historical background, they share the same theme and both of them bring about great impact to the society and have remarkable literary values. They are indeed the most representative works in the history of black literature

关 键 词：ABOLITIONISM SLAVERY novel Uncle Tom ＇s Cabin Roots. The Saga of an American Family 

分 类 号：TP393.4[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术] I207.42[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]