Spectacular suffering : witnessing slavery in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic
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Author
Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780813938424 (cloth : acid-free paper), 0813938422 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Physical Desc
xi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2016.
Language
English
ISBN
9780813938424 (cloth : acid-free paper), 0813938422 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-254) and index.
Description
"An extended analysis of the intersections between the institutional contexts of slavery and the affective structures of sentiment, Spectacular Suffering considers not only how the enslaved subject is constructed, but also how slaves responded to and registered their experiences, creating a measure of autonomy even under the conditions of slavery"--Provided by publisher.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 306.3 MAL | Available |
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LC Subjects
American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism.
English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Sentimentalism -- America -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Suffering -- America -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Suffering in literature.
English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Sentimentalism -- America -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Suffering -- America -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Suffering in literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mallipeddi, R. (2016). Spectacular suffering: witnessing slavery in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic . University of Virginia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mallipeddi, Ramesh. 2016. Spectacular Suffering: Witnessing Slavery in the Eighteenth-century British Atlantic. University of Virginia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mallipeddi, Ramesh. Spectacular Suffering: Witnessing Slavery in the Eighteenth-century British Atlantic University of Virginia Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mallipeddi, Ramesh. Spectacular Suffering: Witnessing Slavery in the Eighteenth-century British Atlantic University of Virginia Press, 2016.
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