The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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Page 80
... poet proclaiming the brotherhood of man . The poet next discusses Captain Cook's visit to the " southern isles " . We are told ( 1 , 28 ) “ the rights of man were sacred in his view " ; and ( 11 , 31-34 ) he spurned the wretch who ...
... poet proclaiming the brotherhood of man . The poet next discusses Captain Cook's visit to the " southern isles " . We are told ( 1 , 28 ) “ the rights of man were sacred in his view " ; and ( 11 , 31-34 ) he spurned the wretch who ...
Page 85
... poet , doubtless , gained his knowledge of the instruments of torture from Newton who was himself once a slave ... poet's humanitarian- ism . Though the poet admits that he is " shocked at the purchase of slaves " and that their ...
... poet , doubtless , gained his knowledge of the instruments of torture from Newton who was himself once a slave ... poet's humanitarian- ism . Though the poet admits that he is " shocked at the purchase of slaves " and that their ...
Page 87
... 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 written near the end of 1787 ...
... 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 written near the end of 1787 ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
Copyright | |
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