In Part 2 of our discussion on Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, editor Joshua Bennett discusses the cover of the Norton Library edition, approaching the text as history and as literature, how Douglass teaches us to read, the musicality of the book, a Narrative-inspired playlist, and more!

Joshua Bennett is a professor of literature at MIT. He is the author of five books of poetry, criticism, and narrative non-fiction, including The Sobbing School and Being Property Once Myself.

To learn more or purchase a copy of the Norton Library edition of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, go to https://seagull.wwnorton.com/NarrativeOfFrederickDouglassNL.

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Listen to our Spotify playlist inspired by Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tZk5AIohQcQFJvVOCiRo1?si=54de7b3bf0774d72.

Episode transcript at https://seagull.wwnorton.com/NarrativeFrederickDouglass/part2/transcript.