Tropicopolitans : colonialism and agency, 1688-1804 /

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In Tropicopolitans, Srinivas Aravamudan reconstructs the colonial imagination of the eighteenth century. By exploring representations of peoples and cultures subjected to colonial discourse, he makes a case for the agency--or the capacity to resist domination--of those oppressed. Aravamudan's a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aravamudan, Srinivas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1999.
Series:Post-contemporary interventions.
Subjects:
1700-1799
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Colonies in literature.
Nationalism and literature > Great Britain > Colonies > History.
French literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Nationalism and literature > France > Colonies > History.
Imperialism in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Black people in literature.
Colonies > History.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Colonies dans la littérature.
Littérature française > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.
Esclavage dans la littérature.
Personnes noires dans la littérature.
Colonies > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Black people in literature
Colonies
Colonies in literature
English literature
French colonies
French literature
Imperialism in literature
Nationalism and literature
Slavery in literature
Kolonialisme.
Verzet.
Letterkunde.
Engels.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Colonialism and Eighteenth-Century Studies
  • Virtualizations. 1. Petting Oroonoko. 2. Piratical Accounts. 3. The Stoic's Voice
  • Levantinizations. 4. Lady Mary in the Hammam. 5. The Despotic Eye and the Oriental Sublime
  • Nationalizations. 6. Equiano and the Politics of Literacy. 7. Tropicalizing the Enlightenment.

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