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UNINA9910777717903321 |
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Autore |
Walvin James |
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Titolo |
An African's life : the life and times of Olaudah Equiano, 1745-1797 / / James Walvin |
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London ; ; New York, : Cassell, c1998 |
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1-282-30996-X |
9786612309960 |
1-4411-2030-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 205 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Enslaved persons |
Slavery - History - 18th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Discovering Equiano; Part One: From Africa to Slavery; Part Two: Varieties of Slavery; Part Three: An English Life; Part Four: Public Figure; Part Five: Afterwards; Guide to Further Reading; Index |
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The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, a prominent African in late 18th-century Britain, is quoted, anthologized and interpreted in dozens of books and articles. More than any single contemporary, Equiano speaks for the fate of millions of Africans in the era of the transatlantic slave trade. This study attempts to create a rounded portrait of the man behind the literary image, and to study Equiano in the context of Atlantic slavery. |
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UNINA9910966087703321 |
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Killick Tim |
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British short fiction in the early nineteenth century : the rise of the tale / / Tim Killick |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2008 |
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1-315-57029-7 |
1-317-17146-2 |
1-317-17145-4 |
1-281-79858-4 |
9786611798581 |
0-7546-8212-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism |
Literary form - History - 19th century |
Short stories, English - History and criticism |
Short story |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-187) and index. |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Overview: Short Fiction in the Early Nineteenth Century; 2 Washington Irving: Geoffrey Crayon and the Market for Short Fiction; 3 Improving Stories: Women Writers, Morality, and Short Fiction; 4 Regionalism and Folklore: Local Stories and Traditional Forms; Conclusion: Short Fiction in the 1830's; Bibliography; Index |
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Contextualizing British short fiction within the broader context of Romantic-era print culture, Tim Killick argues that authors such as Washington Irving, Mary Russell Mitford, and James Hogg championed the use of short fiction during a period predominantly associated with novel-writing and poetry. His book makes a convincing case for the evolution of short fiction into a self-conscious and modern genre, with its own techniques and imperatives, separate from those of the novel. |
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