Harriet Beecher Stowe ?s Uncle Tom ?s Cabin: The Creation and Influence of a Masterpiece

Download or read book Harriet Beecher Stowe ?s Uncle Tom ?s Cabin: The Creation and Influence of a Masterpiece written by Alexandra Griesing and published by Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag). This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harriet Beecher Stowes novel Uncle Toms Cabin, was one of the most controversial books, published in 1851/52 and put the debate on slavery more strongly in the center of public attention. It had great influence on other writers at that time. This paper deals with the writing and the publishing of Stowes masterpiece and the comparison with its most popular stage adaptation by George L. Aiken. Similarities as well as differences will be presented as far as the structure, the characters and the themes are concerned.