Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)

A selective list of online literary criticism for Harriet Beecher Stowe, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Authors of Web Pages

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Literary Criticism

Richards, Jason. Imitation Nation: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Making of African American Selfhood in Uncle Tom's Cabin." Novel: A Forum on Fiction (Spring 2006).

Warren, Joyce. Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life. Studies in American Fiction (Spring 1996).

"Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture: A Multi-Media Archive" by professor Stephen Railton, U of Va

A discussion guide for Harriet Beecher Stowe from Heath, addresses common problems for contemporary readers and students in approaching Uncle Tom's Cabin: the assumption that Stowe is not a first-rate author; the fact that, by today's standards, her portrayal of blacks in Uncle Tom's Cabin is racist; and the absence of understanding of her cultural context.

"Curious and Curiouser: Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Anna Leonowens, and The King and I," by Marcus Wood. Commonplace 4 (January 2004).

Complete text for Uncle Tom's Cabin, at the U of Virginia.

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