Race, Religion, and the Contradictions of Identity: Frederick Douglass Visits Rome in the Wake of Other Americans
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This essay examines nineteenth-century literary responses to the perception of Roman Catholicism’s excess. It focuses on Frederick Douglass’s visit to Rome in 1887. Douglass, a former slave who had become a gifted writer and orator, visited Italy during a Grand Tour of the continent. In many respects, Douglass’s views of Italy, its culture and religon reflect that of other American intellectuals of his time. However, it also espresses his concern regarding race relations in the United States.
Source: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
Author: Dorothy Figueira
Institution: University of Georgia
Language: Polish
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3036375025