The Life of Olaudah Equiano, Gustavus Vass...

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The Life of Olaudah Equiano, Gustavus Vassa the African is a foundational work of Black Atlantic literature, combining spiritual autobiography, travel narrative, economic testimony, and abolitionist polemic. Its account of capture, the Middle Passage, enslavement, maritime labor, self-purchase, and moral awakening is rendered in lucid eighteenth-century prose shaped by Christian providentialism and Enlightenment arguments for natural rights. Equiano's narrative stands at the origins of the slave narrative tradition, transforming personal memory into public evidence against the transatlantic slave trade. Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, was born in what is now southeastern Nigeria and was enslaved as a child before being transported through the Atlantic world. His experiences as a sailor, merchant, and formerly enslaved man gave him unusual mobility and firsthand knowledge of imperial commerce, racial violence, and religious culture. As an active abolitionist in Britain, he wrote not merely to recount suffering but to persuade legislators and readers of slavery's moral and political corruption. This book is indispensable for readers of autobiography, abolitionism, Atlantic history, and early African diasporic writing. It rewards close reading as both a literary achievement and a historical intervention of enduring power.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9788028334314
ISBN-10:	8028334318
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Equiano, Olaudah
Hersteller:	Sharp Ink
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße:	229 x 152 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	Olaudah Equiano
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.11.2023
Gewicht:	0,192 kg