Pioneers Of The Black Atlantic. Five Slave Narratives From The Enlightenment, 1772-1815

In the 18th century, a small group of black men met the challenge of the Enlightenment by mastering the arts and sciences and writing themselves into history. Now known as the Black Atlantic writers, their autobiographies, published in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, not only defied the popular opinion of the time that blacks were unfit for letters, but inaugurated the Black American and Black British literary traditions. This is the first anthology to include the complete texts of the 5 most important influential narratives of the 18th century. Included here are the writings of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, John Marrant, Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano, and John Jea. Their resonant stories are landmarks in the history of autobiography and human rights.

Год

1998

Страниц

439

Язык

английский

ISBN

9780756778644