| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The Bedford series in history and culture |
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Bedford series in history and culture.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Introduction: Equiano's worlds. Olaudah Equiano and the eighteenth-century world ; Equiano and the antislavery movement ; African identities in the new world ; Equiano's Narrative as an abolitionist tool ; The question of Equiano's origins ; The literary context of Equiano's Narrative ; Equiano's legacy. -- pt. 2. The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, written by himself. -- pt. 3. Related documents. Olaudah Equiano, Letter to James Tobin, January 28, 1788 ; Olaudah Equiano, Letter to the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, February 7, 1789 ; Olaudah Equiano, Letter to Thomas Hardy, May 28, 1792 ; William Blake, illustrations for Narrative, of a five years' expedition ... by John G. Stedman, 1796. -- Appendixes. An Equiano chronology ; Questions for consideration. |
| Note |
"The text of this second Bedford edition follows the text of the first printing of The Interesting Narrative, authorized by Equiano and published in London in 1789 instead of the first American printing of 1791. The revised introduction -- places Equiano and his Narrative into historical context" ... Preface. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography pages 234-236 and index. |
| Subject |
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography.
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Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797
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Enslaved persons -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Allison, Robert J.
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| ISBN |
0312442033 paperback |
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9780312442033 paperback |
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1403971560 hardcover |
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9781403971562 hardcover |
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