Barbaric Culture and Black Critique : Black Antislavery Writers, Religion, and the Slaveholding Atlantic /

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"In an interdisciplinary approach to black antislavery literatures at the dawn of the nineteenth century, Stefan Wheelock shows how the political character of freedom and a religious sensibility allowed Black antislavery writers to countermand ideologies of white supremacy while fostering a sen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wheelock, Stefan M., 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Walker, David, > 1785-1830.
Stewart, Maria W., > 1803-1879.
Equiano, Olaudah, > 1745-1797.
Cugoano, Ottobah.
Slaves' writings, English.
Slavery > Religious aspects.
Slavery > Political aspects.
Slavery in literature.
English literature.
American literature > African American authors.
American literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Litterature americaine > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Esclavage dans la litterature.
Litterature anglaise > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Slaves' writings, English > History and criticism.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Ottobah Cugoano, liberty, and modern Atlantic barbarism
  • Interesting narratives, civility, and the problem of freedom
  • David Walker, false grammars, and American racial inheritance
  • Maria Stewart and the paradoxes of early national virtue
  • Conclusion.

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