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Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668989915
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (689 download)
Book Synopsis The Conception of Liberty in "Bury Me in a Free Land" by Frances Harper and "On Liberty and Slavery" by George Horton by :
Download or read book The Conception of Liberty in "Bury Me in a Free Land" by Frances Harper and "On Liberty and Slavery" by George Horton written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2018 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2,3, University of Potsdam (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: This essay is going to discuss two poems: "Bury Me in a Free Land" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, published in 1858 and "On Liberty and Slavery" by George Moses Horton, published in 1829. Both poems portray the topic of slavery and the associated desire of liberty. However, the two poems differ regarding their conception of liberty; Harper's conception is a general national one whereas Horton's is influenced by his own experiences as a slave.