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The Interesting Narrative

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Informationen zum Autor Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797) was a former slave who became an outspoken opponent of the slave trade. Vincent Carretta is professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the editor of the Penguin Classics editions of the Complete Writings of Phillis Wheatley , Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African , and Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of SLavery and Other Writings  by Ottobah Cugoano. Klappentext Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative   recounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative  is a work of enduring literary and historical value. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Vincent Carretta A Note on the Text Acknowledgments A Note on Money Suggestions for Further Reading The Interesting Narrative of the Life of  Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself Explanatory and Textual Notes Appendix A: The Frontispieces and Title Pages of the First London (1789) and New York (1791) Editions Appendix B: A Note on the Illustrations Appendix C: List of Subscribers to the First Edition Appendix D: List of Subscribers to the New York Edition Appendix E: Correspondence of Gustavus Vassa, or Olaudah Equiano, Not Published in The Interesting Narrative Appendix F: The Will and Codicil of Gustavus Vassa (...

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Introduction

Vincent Carretta

A Note on the Text

Acknowledgments

A Note on Money

Suggestions for Further Reading

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of  Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself

Explanatory and Textual Notes

Appendix A: The Frontispieces and Title Pages of the First London (1789) and New York (1791) Editions

Appendix B: A Note on the Illustrations

Appendix C: List of Subscribers to the First Edition

Appendix D: List of Subscribers to the New York Edition

Appendix E: Correspondence of Gustavus Vassa, or Olaudah Equiano, Not Published in The Interesting Narrative

Appendix F: The Will and Codicil of Gustavus Vassa (Olaudah Equiano)

Product details

Authors Vincent Carrett, Vincent Carretta, Olaudah Equiano
Assisted by Vincent Carrett (Editor), Vincent Carretta (Editor), Vincent Carrett (Introduction)
Publisher Penguin Books USA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 27.05.2003
 
EAN 9780142437162
ISBN 978-0-14-243716-2
No. of pages 400
Dimensions 126 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
Series Penguin Classics
Penguin Classics
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, Autobiography: historical, political & military, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Autobiography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800

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