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Deaf American Prose, 1830-1930 (Volume 2) (Gallaudet Deaf Literature Series) by Jennifer L. Nelson; Kristen C. Harmon; Octavian Robinson; Christopher Krentz is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This New Anthology Showcases The Works Of Deaf Writers During A Critical Formative Period In Their History. From 1830 To 1930, These Writers Conveyed Their Impressions In Autobiographies, Travel Narratives, Romances, Nonfiction Short Stories, Editorials, Descriptive Pieces, And Other Forms Of Prose. The Quick, Often Evocative Snapshots And Observations Featured Here, Many Explicitly Addressing Deafness And Sign Language, Reflect Their Urgency To Record Deaf American Life At This Pivotal Time. Using Sensory Details, Dialogue, Characterization, Narrative Movement, And Creative Prose, These Writers Emphasized The Capabilities Of Deaf People To Counter Events That Threatened Their Way Of Life. The Volume Opens With 'the Orphan Mute,' A Sentimental Description Of The Misfortune Of Deaf People Written By John Robertson Burnet In 1835. Less Than 50 Years Later, James Denison, The Only Deaf Delegate At The 1880 Convention Of Instructors Of The Deaf In Milan, Published His 'impressions' That Questioned The Majority's Passage Of A Strict Oralism Agenda. In 1908, Thomas Flowers Wrote 'i Was A Little Human Plant,' A Paean To Education Without Irony Despite The Concurrent Policy Banning African

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Author

Jennifer L. Nelson; Kristen C. Harmon; Octavian Robinson; Christopher Krentz

Publisher

Gallaudet University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781563685651

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Poetry, Literary Collections, Short Stories