The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself: An Authoritative Text

The text of Equianoâ€™s narrative presented here is that of the 1789 first edition.
It is accompanied by an introduction, maps, illustrations, and annotations. "Contexts" provides essential public writings on the autobiography, general and historical background, related travel and scientific literature, other eighteenth-century works by authors of African ancestry, and works debating the slave trade. "Criticism" includes six contemporary reviews and nine modern essays on the narrative by Paul Edwards, Charles T. Davis, Houston A. Baker, Jr., Angelo Costanzo, Catherine Obianju Acholonu, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Geraldine Murphy, Adam Potkay, and Robert J. Allison. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are included. Illustrations, maps
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W W Norton & Co Inc
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2000-12-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393974942

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself: An Authoritative Text