Slavery and Augustan Literature - Swift, Pope and Gay

Informationen zum Autor John Richardson teaches literature at the National University of Singapore. His work on eighteenth-century literature, which has appeared in a number of journals, has been principally concerned with the intersections between politics and literature. He is currently investigating the varied and changing literary representations of war during the long eighteenth century. Klappentext This book investigates slavery in the work of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay. These writers were connected with a Tory ministry, which attempted to increase the English share of the international slave trade. Zusammenfassung This book investigates slavery in the work of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay. These writers were connected with a Tory ministry, which attempted to increase the English share of the international slave trade. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The English and Slavery 3. The Scriblerus Club 4. Writing the Peace 5. Pope 6. Gay 7. Swift 8. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Dr J Richardson, J Richardson, J. Richardson, John Richardson
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2003
• EAN: 9780415312868
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31286-8
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature; Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800