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A Comparative Literary History of Modern Slavery Volume I Slavery, Literature and the Emotions

A Comparative Literary History of Modern Slavery Volume I Slavery, Literature and the Emotions The Atlantic World and Beyond - Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages

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Publisher's Synopsis

The first volume of A Comparative Literary History of Modern Slavery explores literary representations of enslavement with a focus on the emotions. The contributors consider how the diverse emotions generated by slavery have been represented over a historical period stretching from the 16th century to the present and across regions, languages, media and genres. The seventeen chapters explore different framings of emotional life in terms of 'sentiments' and 'affects' and consider how emotions intersect with literary registers and movements such as melodrama and realism. They also examine how writers, including some formerly enslaved people, sought to activate the feelings of readers, notably in the context of abolitionism. In addition to obvious psychological responses to slavery such as fear, sorrow and anger, they explore minor-key affects such as shame, disgust and nostalgia and address the complexity of depicting love and intimacy in situations of domination. Two forthcoming volumes explore the literary history of slavery in relation to memory and to practices of authorship.

Book information

ISBN: 9789027218148
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub date:
DEWEY: 809.93355
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 360
Weight: 824g
Height: 178mm
Width: 248mm
Spine width: 23mm