The Interesting Narrative
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The Interesting Narrative is a first-hand account of the horrors of slavery, published on the eve of the British abolition debate in 1789. The most important African autobiography of the 18th century,...
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The Interesting Narrative is a first-hand account of the horrors of slavery, published on the eve of the British abolition debate in 1789. The most important African autobiography of the 18th century, it recounts Equiano's adventures on land and sea. This edition's introduction surveys recent debates about Equiano's birthplace and identity. ''I hope the slave trade may be abolished. I pray it may be an event at hand. ''Published a few days before the British parliament first debated the abolition of the slave trade in 1789, Olaudah Equiano''s Interesting Narrative gives the author''s account of his enslavement after his childhood kidnapping in Africa, and his journey from slavery to freedom. Equiano was slave to a captain in the Royal Navy, and later to a Quaker merchant, and he vividly depicts the appalling treatment of enslaved people at sea and on land. He takes part in naval engagements, is shipwrecked, and has other exciting adventures on his travels to the Caribbean, America, and the Arctic. Equiano claimed his own freedom and became an important abolitionist, but his Narrative is much more than merely a political pamphlet. The most important African autobiography of the eighteenth century, it has achieved an increasingly central position among the century''s great works of literature. The introduction to this edition surveys recent debates about Equiano''s birthplace and identity, and considers his campaigning role and literary achievements.
Detaljer
Forlag
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780198707523
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
272
Udgivelsesdato
11-01-2018
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3336166
EAN nr.
9780198707523
Varegruppe
Fiction paperback
Højde/Dybde (mm)
195
Bredde (mm)
127
Længde (mm)
16
Vægt (g)
204
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