Metaphor and the slave trade in West African literature /

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Metaphor and the Slave Trade provides compelling evidence of the hidden but unmistakable traces of the transatlantic slave trade that persist in West African discourse. Through an examination of metaphors that describe the trauma, loss, and suffering associated with the commerce in human lives, this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murphy, Laura (Laura T.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2012.
Colección:Western African Studies.
Temas:
West African literature (English) > History and criticism.
Slave trade in literature.
Littérature ouest-africaine (anglaise) > Histoire et critique.
Esclaves > Commerce, dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > African.
Slave trade in literature
West African literature (English)
Englisch
Literatur
Sklavenhandel > Motiv
Littérature africaine de langue anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Esclaves > Dans la littérature.
Westafrika
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Metaphor and the Slave Trade provides compelling evidence of the hidden but unmistakable traces of the transatlantic slave trade that persist in West African discourse. Through an examination of metaphors that describe the trauma, loss, and suffering associated with the commerce in human lives, this book shows how the horrors of slavery are communicated from generation to generation. Laura T. Murphy's insightful new readings of canonical West African fiction, autobiography, drama, and poetry explore the relationship between memory and metaphor and emphasize how repressed or otherwise margina.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0821444123
9780821444122

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