Invoking Slavery in the Eighteenth-Century British Imagination |
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| Author:
| Swaminathan, Srividhya
Beach, Adam R. |
| Series title: | British Literature in Context in the Long Eighteenth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-6999-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $104.95 |
Book Description:
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In the eighteenth century, literary representations of slavery encompassed a range of physical and metaphysical conditions beyond the transatlantic slave trade. Without eliding the real and important differences between slave systems operating in the Atlantic world, this collection is a starting point for understanding the manner in which slavery became a powerful rhetorical device for helping British audiences gain a new perspective on their own position with respect to their...
More DescriptionIn the eighteenth century, literary representations of slavery encompassed a range of physical and metaphysical conditions beyond the transatlantic slave trade. Without eliding the real and important differences between slave systems operating in the Atlantic world, this collection is a starting point for understanding the manner in which slavery became a powerful rhetorical device for helping British audiences gain a new perspective on their own position with respect to their government and the global sphere.