Attractive pamphlet reproducing Davis's initial lectures for "Recurring Philosophical Themes in Black Literature," which she delivered during her first course at UCLA (Fall, 1969). The lectures provide a feminist perspective on the life and work of Frederick Douglass, who Davis surveyed in her course. Both lectures were reproduced in 2010 by City Lights Publishers when they re-released a new edition of "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass," which included a new introduction by Davis.--Lorne Bair Rare Books, Inc.