Creole Testimonies: Slave Narratives from the British West Indies, 1709-1838 |
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| Author:
| Aljoe, Nicole N. |
| Series title: | New Urban Atlantic Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-44055-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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Analyses the relationships among the socio-historical contexts, generic forms, and rhetorical strategies of British West Indian slave narratives. Grounded by the syncretic theories of creolisation and testimonio it breaks new ground by reading these dictated and fragmentary narratives on their own terms as examples of 'creole testimony'.
Analyses the relationships among the socio-historical contexts, generic forms, and rhetorical strategies of British West Indian slave narratives. Grounded by the syncretic theories of creolisation and testimonio it breaks new ground by reading these dictated and fragmentary narratives on their own terms as examples of 'creole testimony'.