Transatlantic literature of the long eighteenth century / edited by Kamille Stone Stanton and Julie A. Chappel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stanton, Kamille Stone.

Chappel, Julie A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery in literature--18th century.

Slavery in literature.

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1789, before the abolition of slavery in Great Britain or the United States of America, poet William Blake quietly appealed to the public's sense of humanity in Songs of Innocence Other the poem, "The Little Black Boy." In that same year, a former slave named Olaudah Equiano was catapulted to fame as a sympathetic face for the abolitionist movement Other the publication of his autobiography. Olaudah Equiano became an internationally sought after public speaker and enjoyed the remarkable succ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

1-280-48582-5

9786613580801

1-4438-3314-2

OCLC:

820123341