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Toussaint Louverture : the story of the only successful slave revolt in history : a play in three acts / C.L.R. James ; edited and introduced by Christian Høgsbjerg ; with a foreword by Laurent Dubois.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989.
- Series:
- C.L.R. James Archives (Series)
- The C. L. R. James Archives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989--Criticism and interpretation.
- James, C. L. R.
- Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803--Drama.
- Toussaint Louverture.
- Revolutionaries--Haiti--Drama.
- Revolutionaries.
- Slavery--Haiti--History--Drama.
- Slavery.
- Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804--Drama.
- Haiti.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham and London : Duke University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A new critical edition of Toussaint Louverture, the play written by the Trinidadian intellectual and activist C. L. R. James in 1934, performed at London's Westminster Theatre in 1936, and then presumed lost until its rediscovery in 2005.
- Contents:
- List of illustrations
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Editorial note
- Author's note [1936]
- Characters in order of appearance
- Toussaint Louverture; the story of the only successful slave revolt in history [1934]
- Notices
- Photograph and programme [1936]
- Act II, scene 1 of Toussaint Louverture [1936]
- Reviews
- Appendices: 1. C.L.R. James, "The intelligence of the Negro", The Beacon, I, 5, August 1931
- 2. C.L.R. James, "A century of freedom"?, The Listener, 31 May 1933
- 3. C.L.R. James, "Slavery today : a shocking exposure", Tit-bits, 5 August 1933
- 4. Paul Robeson, "I want Negro culture", News Chronicle, 30 May 1935
- 5. C.L.R. James, ""Civilising" the "Blacks" : why Britain needs to maintain her African possessions", New Leader, 29 May 1936
- 6. George Padmore, letter to Dr. Alain Locke, 19 December 1936
- 7. C.L.R. James, [The Maverick Club], The Nation, 28 February 1959
- 8. C.L.R. James, "A unique personality", New Society, 8 February 1979
- 9. C.L.R. James, "Paul Robeson", Race Today, 16, no. 4, May/June 1985.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822395669
- 0822395665
- 9781283925068
- 1283925060
- OCLC:
- 824827740
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