The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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... nature and human perfectability . Lord Shaftesbury in his Characteristics of 1711 was the founder of this benevolent school of philo- sophy in England . He believed in the divinity of nature . " For him nature is universal harmony ...
... nature and human perfectability . Lord Shaftesbury in his Characteristics of 1711 was the founder of this benevolent school of philo- sophy in England . He believed in the divinity of nature . " For him nature is universal harmony ...
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... nature . The concept of the divinity of nature led to a new interest in primitive man . Yet , the interest in primitive man was revived largely by a great increase in travel and the publication of travel books . England accordingly ...
... nature . The concept of the divinity of nature led to a new interest in primitive man . Yet , the interest in primitive man was revived largely by a great increase in travel and the publication of travel books . England accordingly ...
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... nature . Poetically , however , the Negro was an uncontested noble savage . This type of being can be defined as " . .. any free and wild being who draws directly from nature virtues which raise doubts as to the value of civilisation ...
... nature . Poetically , however , the Negro was an uncontested noble savage . This type of being can be defined as " . .. any free and wild being who draws directly from nature virtues which raise doubts as to the value of civilisation ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
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