Description |
ix, 443 pages ; 21 cm. |
Series |
New Riverside editions
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New Riverside editions.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-443). |
Contents |
Part 1: Narrative. From Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African / Ignatius Sancho -- From Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great Britain by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa / Ottobah Cugoano -- From The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African: written by himself / Olaudah Equiano -- From The life, history, and unparalleled sufferings of John Jea, the African preacher: compiled and written by himself / John Jea -- The axe laid to the root, or a fatal blow to oppressors, being an address to the planters and negroes of the island of Jamaica, no. 1 / Robert Wedderburn -- The horrors of slavery: exemplified in the life and history of the Rev. Robert Wedderburn, V.D.M. / Robert Wedderburn |
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Part two: Poetry. From Poems on various subjects, religious and moral / Phillis Wheatley -- From The interesting narrative / Olaudah Equiano -- From A collection of hymns: compiled and selected by John Jea, African preacher of the Gospel / John Jea -- From Poems by a slave in the island of Cuba, recently liberated: translated from the spanish by R. R. Madden, M.D. / Juan Francisco Manzano -- Part Three: Voices. Letter to James Rogers / James Harris -- Letters from Sierra Leone settlers -- Slave complaints -- Part four: Recent criticism. "The rootless cosmopolitanism of the black Atlantic" / Paul Gilroy -- "Slavery and sensibility: Phillis Wheatley within the fracture" / Sonia Hofkosh -- "Robert Wedderburn and mulatto discourse" / Helen Thomas. |
Provenance |
Gift of Dr. Judith L. Johnston. |
Subject |
English literature -- Black authors.
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English literature -- Black authors. |
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English literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism.
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Black people -- Great Britain -- Literary collections.
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Black people. |
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Great Britain. |
Genre/Form |
Literary collections.
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Black people -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources.
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Sources.
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Subject |
Black people -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life.
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Intellectual life. |
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English literature -- 18th century.
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English literature. |
Chronological Term |
18th century |
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English literature -- 19th century.
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Chronological Term |
19th century |
Subject |
Black people in literature.
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Black people in literature. |
Genre/Form |
Literature.
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Literature.
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Added Author |
Richardson, Alan, 1955-
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Lee, Debbie (Deborah Jean), 1960-
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Added Title |
Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, and others |
ISBN |
0618317651 paperback |
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9780618317653 paperback |
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