Genius in Bondage
Literature of the Early Black Atlantic
University Press of Kentucky · Print & ebook · November 9, 2001
Until fairly recently, critical studies and anthologies of African American literature generally began with the 1830s and 1840s.
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- Who it’s for
- This study places early Black Atlantic literature in its own historical terms, not as a prelude.
- Genres
- Black Lit Crit, 18th Century Literature, African American Literary Collections
- Published
- University Press of Kentucky, November 9, 2001
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Until fairly recently, critical studies and anthologies of African American literature generally began with the 1830s and 1840s. Yet there was an active and lively transatlantic black literary tradition as early as the 1760s. Genius in Bondage situates this literature in its own historical terms, rather than treating it as a sort of prologue to later African American writings.
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The Contributors address the shifting meanings of race and gender during this period, explore how black identity was cultivated within a capitalist economy, discuss the impact of Christian religion and the Enlightenment on definitions of freedom and liberty, and identify ways in which black literature both engaged with and rebelled against Anglo-American culture.
Early Black Atlantic
This study places early Black Atlantic literature in its own historical terms, not as a prelude.
Come here for
- How race and gender shifted in the early Black Atlantic
- Black identity within a capitalist economy
Expect
- Christianity and Enlightenment ideas about freedom and liberty
- Literature engaging with and rebelling against Anglo-American culture
Where it sits
| Black Lit Crit | 94% |
|---|---|
| 18th Century Literature | 71% |
| African American Literary Collections | 20% |
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Publisher categories
- African Lit Crit
- Black Lit Crit
- Literature & History
- Authors
- Vincent Carretta, Philip Gould
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Published
- November 9, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- African Lit Crit