| Black Atlantic Writers of the Eighteenth Century: Living the New Exodus in England and the Americas: Selections from 1995 Edition Contributor(s): Burr, Sandra (Author), Potkay, Adam (Author), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312125186 ISBN-13: 9780312125189 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1995 Annotation: This important book brings together for the first time works by four major black writers who published between 1770 and 1793: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, John Marrant, Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, and Olaudah Equiano. Crisscrossing the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to the West Indies, from the American mainland to the British Isles, these men share a dramatic story of captivity and liberation, wayfaring and adventure. They share, too, a story of spiritual salvation, of adapting the Christian faith to their own heritage and to their own needs. Through their autobiographies and essays, letters and addresses, these writers helped lay the groundwork for black Atlantic culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - 18th Century - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 818.108 |
| LCCN: 94-36117 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.48" W x 8.22" (0.71 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings together for the first time works by four Afro-Anglican writers who published between 1774 and 1789: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, John Marrant, Ottobah Cugoano, and Olaudah Equiano. These men share a dramatic story of captivity and liberation, wayfaring and adventure. |