The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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Page 56
... anti - slavery tracts , pamphlets , and poems . There seemed to be as much feeling for slavery as there was against it . The century witnessed many pro - slavery tracts , particularly in the latter half of the century when anti ...
... anti - slavery tracts , pamphlets , and poems . There seemed to be as much feeling for slavery as there was against it . The century witnessed many pro - slavery tracts , particularly in the latter half of the century when anti ...
Page 75
... slave poetry . It was during these years that poets such as Pratt , Roscoe , Burns , Cowper , Blake , and others wrote their major works on slavery or the Negro . This great flurry of anti - slavery poetry is understandable at this time ...
... slave poetry . It was during these years that poets such as Pratt , Roscoe , Burns , Cowper , Blake , and others wrote their major works on slavery or the Negro . This great flurry of anti - slavery poetry is understandable at this time ...
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... slave . Later , if there were female slaves on board , " he ate no meat for fear it would strengthen his flesh to lust after them " 56 Cowper , no doubt , found the work enthralling , especially the anti - slavery theme and the high ...
... slave . Later , if there were female slaves on board , " he ate no meat for fear it would strengthen his flesh to lust after them " 56 Cowper , no doubt , found the work enthralling , especially the anti - slavery theme and the high ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
Copyright | |
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