| Portion of title |
Black British writing, c.1770-1830 |
| Contents |
Ignatius Sancho and posthumous literary celebrity, 1779-1782 -- Olaudah Equiano : celebrity abolitionist -- Mary Prince and the infamy of victimhood, 1828-1833 -- Ukawsaw Gronniosaw and British Calvinism, 1765-1779 -- Boston King, Kingswood School, and British Methodism, 1794-1798 -- John Jea in Lancashire and Hampshire, 1801-1817 -- Ottobah Cugoano and the 'Black poorʹ, 1786-1791 -- Robert Wedderburn and Londonʹs radical underworld. |
| Summary |
As the first historical study of pre-abolition black British writing, this book challenges the established narratives of modern British history that focus almost exclusively on slavery and abolition. Ryan Hanley expands our perspectives to encompass the often neglected but important black writers of the time, and highlights their contribution to politics, culture, and the arts. He considers the lives and works of contemporary black literary celebrities alongside largely forgotten evangelical authors and political radicals to uncover how they came to produce such diverse and powerful work. By navigating the social, religious, political and professional networks that surrounded these authors and their writing, he also reveals that black intellectuals were never confined to the peripheries of British culture. From the decks of Royal Navy ships to the drawing rooms of country houses, from the pub to the pulpit, black writers, and the work they produced, helped to build modern Britain. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2018026109 |
| ISBN | 9781108475655 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1108475655 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9781108468756 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1108468756 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# |
40028823166 |
