The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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... devoting so much space to chal- lenging the rather weak arguments of a rather minor critic . In his discussion of Othello the author includes a quota- tion from Thomas Rymer ( misspelled Rhymer ) which has 20 The Negro in English ...
... devoting so much space to chal- lenging the rather weak arguments of a rather minor critic . In his discussion of Othello the author includes a quota- tion from Thomas Rymer ( misspelled Rhymer ) which has 20 The Negro in English ...
Page 87
... minor poems . Of the minor poets who write on the slavery issue , Roscoe and Pratt are most important . Neither poet has stood the test of time , but both had wide audiences in their day . William Roscoe's " The Wrongs of Africa " was ...
... minor poems . Of the minor poets who write on the slavery issue , Roscoe and Pratt are most important . Neither poet has stood the test of time , but both had wide audiences in their day . William Roscoe's " The Wrongs of Africa " was ...
Page 98
... minor poetry which seems concerned only with emotion and grandiose language . The poem is certainly a far cry from the violence in Chatterton's poems or Aphra Behn's Oroonoko ; and indeed , the broad humanity of Robert Burns would seem ...
... minor poetry which seems concerned only with emotion and grandiose language . The poem is certainly a far cry from the violence in Chatterton's poems or Aphra Behn's Oroonoko ; and indeed , the broad humanity of Robert Burns would seem ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
Copyright | |
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