Affect and Abolition in the Anglo-Atlantic, 1770-1830
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| Author | : Stephen Ahern |
| Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1409455610 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781409455615 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Affect and Abolition in the Anglo-Atlantic, 1770-1830 by : Stephen Ahern
Book excerpt: This collection investigates the rhetorical features and political complexities of the culture of sentimentality as it grappled with the material realities of transatlantic slavery at the turn of the nineteenth century. The contributors examine poetry, plays, petitions, treatises, and life-writing that engaged with contemporary debates about abolition.
