{"product_id":"harriet-jacobs-lydia-r-diamond-9780810127166","title":"Harriet Jacobs: A Play","description":"Throughout her meteoric rise into the upper ranks of young playwrights, Lydia R. Diamond has boldly challenged assumptions about African American culture. In \u003ci\u003eHarriet Jacobs, \u003c\/i\u003eshe turns one of the greatest of American slave narratives, Jacobs' \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, \u003c\/i\u003einto a penetrating, rousing work of theater. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jacobs' book--which was published in 1861 and only partially serialized in Horace Greely's \u003ci\u003eNew York Tribune \u003c\/i\u003ebefore it was deemed too graphic--chillingly exposed the sexual harassment and abuse of slave girls and women at the hands of their masters. \u003ci\u003eHarriet Jabobs: A Play \u003c\/i\u003eorganically incorporates theatrical elements that extend the book's enormous power. Through active scenes, piercing direct address, and slave narratives, Diamond is able to give new expression to the horrors and legacies of slavery. Diamond presents African American culture in all its richness--with slavery as a part of it, but not its defining aspect. Though harrowing, \u003ci\u003eHarriet Jacobs \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses the necessary task of reenvisioning a difficult chapter in American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lydia R. Diamond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810127164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810127166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Lydia R. Diamond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871625064703,"sku":"9780810127166","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harriet-jacobs-lydia-r-diamond-9780810127166","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}