The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative: African American
Autor Mary Princeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2004
The first black woman to escape from slavery in the British colonies and publish a record of her experiences, Mary Prince vividly recalls her life in the West Indies, her rebellion against physical and psychological degradation, and her eventual escape in 1828 in England. A straightforward, often poetic account of personal anguish and struggle for freedom, this classic narrative of determination and endurance is essential reading for students of African-American studies.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780486438634
ISBN-10: 0486438635
Pagini: 69
Dimensiuni: 144 x 214 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Editura: Dover Publications
Seria African American
ISBN-10: 0486438635
Pagini: 69
Dimensiuni: 144 x 214 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Editura: Dover Publications
Seria African American
Notă biografică
Mary
Prince
(1788-1826)
was
born
a
slave
in
Bermuda.
In
1815
she
was
sold
to
John
Wood
and
taken
to
Antigua.
Here
she
met
Daniel
James,
a
freeman,
whom
she
married
in
1826.
In
1828,
Prince
was
taken
to
England
and
claiming
that
the
Woods
had
mistreated
her
she
was
allowed,
under
English
law,
to
exercise
her
right
to
freedom
and
found
employment
as
a
domestic
servant.
Her
story
was
published
in
1831
and
led
to
two
libel
trials.
Sara Salih is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Judith Butler (Routledge 2002), and the editor, with Judith Butler, of The Judith Butler Reader (Blackwell, 2004). She is currently working on a book about representations of 'brown' women in England and Jamaica from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Sara Salih is lecturer in English at Wadham College, Oxford.
Sara Salih is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Judith Butler (Routledge 2002), and the editor, with Judith Butler, of The Judith Butler Reader (Blackwell, 2004). She is currently working on a book about representations of 'brown' women in England and Jamaica from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Sara Salih is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Judith Butler (Routledge 2002), and the editor, with Judith Butler, of The Judith Butler Reader (Blackwell, 2004). She is currently working on a book about representations of 'brown' women in England and Jamaica from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Sara Salih is lecturer in English at Wadham College, Oxford.
Sara Salih is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Judith Butler (Routledge 2002), and the editor, with Judith Butler, of The Judith Butler Reader (Blackwell, 2004). She is currently working on a book about representations of 'brown' women in England and Jamaica from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Cuprins
The History of Mary Prince Acknowledgments
Introduction
Further Reading
Chronology
A Note on the Text
THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE
Notes Appendix One Appendix Two Appendix Three Appendix Four
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Mary Prince was a freed slave from Bermuda who achieved notoriety when she published her autobiography at a time when abolition debates were raging. This book details the ill-treatment she received by her various owners and her escape to England where she sought refuge with Christian missionaries.
Mary Prince was a freed slave from Bermuda who achieved notoriety when she published her autobiography at a time when abolition debates were raging. This book details the ill-treatment she received by her various owners and her escape to England where she sought refuge with Christian missionaries.