African-British writings in the eighteenth century : the politics of race and reason
Focusing specifically on British literature, this text illuminates how society viewed blacks during the 18th century. Discussion of canonical writers such as Pope, Swift and Sterne, feature alongside works by African-British writers
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xxiii, 180 pages ; 25 cm
9780313306808, 031330680X
38853821
IntroductionReading Pope/Reasoning Race: Enlightenment Humanism and the Chain's Discursive LegacyUkawsaw Gronniosaw and Ottobah Cugoano: Perspectives on a Theological ChainIgnatius Sancho and Laurence Sterne: The Measure of Benevolence and the "Cult of Sensibility"Dampier's Hottentots, Swift's Yahoos, Equiano's Ibos: Imaging Blackness in a Colonialist DiscourseReading The History of Mary Prince: The Politics of Race and GenderConclusionBibliographyIndex