Early Black British writing : Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, and others : selected texts with introduction, critical essays / edited by Alan Richardson, Debbie Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Richardson, Alan, 1955-

Lee, Debbie.

Series:

New Riverside editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Black authors.

English literature.

English literature--Black authors--History and criticism.

Black people--Great Britain--Literary collections.

Black people.

Black people--Great Britain--History--Sources.

Black people--Great Britain--Intellectual life.

English literature--18th century.

English literature--19th century.

Black people in literature.

Intellectual life.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Sources.

Literary collections.

Literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 443 pages ; 21 cm.

Other Title:

Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, and others

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2004]

Summary:

One of the most significant developments in current literary studies is the rediscovery and reevaluation of texts by British writers of African descent. This volume combines popular texts with hard-to-find selections in a format that enables students to place them in their historical and cultural contexts. For instructors, the collection offers reliable texts, stimulating context pieces, and the most useful modern critical essays. The book is divided into four sections: Narratives, Poetry, Voices (letters), and Criticism. Native African and African-heritage authors living in Great Britain and British colonies include Ukawasaw Gronniosaw, an African prince; John Jea, a preacher; Mary Prince, a slave living in the West Indies; and Juan Francisco Manzano, a slave living in Cuba.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-443).

ISBN:

0618317651

OCLC:

55518865