Pauline E. Hopkins

Of One Blood (eBook, ePUB)

The Hidden Self

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Pauline E. Hopkins' "Of One Blood: The Hidden Self" is a novel of immense significance in the African-American literary canon. Through its exploration of racialized identity and its interrogation of essentialist discourses, Hopkins sheds light on the complexities of race and power dynamics in early 20th century America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Interactive Media
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787365599
• Artikelnr.: 67325323

Autorenporträt

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859-1930) was an African American novelist, playwright, and historian. Born in Portland, Maine, Hopkins was raised in Boston by her mother and adopted father. Supported in her academic pursuits from a young age, Hopkins excelled at Girls High School, where she won a local competition for her essay on the raising of children. In 1877, she began her career as a dramatist with a production in Saratoga, which encouraged her to write a musical entitled Slaves' Escape; or, The Underground Railroad (1880). In 1900, she published "Talma Gordon," now considered the first mystery story written by an African American author. Having established herself as a professional writer, she published three serial novels in the periodical The Colored American Magazine, including Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice (1901-1902) and Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest (1902-1903). Often compared to her contemporaries Charles Chestnutt and Paul Laurence Dunbar, Hopkins made a name for herself as a successful and ambitious author who advocated for the rights of African Americans at a time of intense violence and widespread oppression.