American Captivity Narratives (New Riverside Editions)

Olaudah Equiano; Mary White Rowlandson; Gordon M. Sayre [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0395980739 / ISBN 13: 9780395980736

Editore: Houghton Mifflin, 2000

Codice articolo 0395980739-3-30326997

Riassunto:

This volume collects a wide variety of works from a uniquely American literary tradition, the captivity narrative. Beginning with an excerpt from Hans Staden's The True History of His Captivity, which influenced the American captivity narrative, this volume presents accounts by early settlers held captive by Native Americans (Mary Rowlandson, John Smith), narratives by African American slaves (Olaudah Equiano, John Marrant), and others. Collected with the real-life accounts are two captivity poems by Lucy Terry and John Rolling Ridge, and several popular tales and legends on the subject.

L'autore: Paul Lauter is the Smith Professor of Literature at Trinity College. He has served as president of the American Studies Association and is a major figure in the revision of the American literary canon.

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Titolo: American Captivity Narratives (New Riverside...
Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Good