Beyond Slavery and Abolition: Black British Writing, C.1770-1830 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108468756)

The first full-length historical study of pre-abolition black British writing, this book challenges established narratives of eighteenth-century black history that focus almost exclusively on slavery and abolition. Ryan Hanley expands our perspectives to encompass the often neglected but important black writers of the time, and highlights their contribution to politics, culture, and the arts. He considers the lives and works of contemporary black literary celebrities alongside largely forgotten evangelical authors and political radicals to uncover how they came to produce such diverse and powerful work. By navigating the social, religious, political and professional networks that surrounded these authors and their writing, he also reveals that black intellectuals were never confined to the peripheries of British culture. From the decks of Royal Navy ships to the drawing rooms of country houses, from the pub to the pulpit, black writers, and the work they produced, helped to build modern Britain.

Author: Ryan Hanley
ISBN-10: 1108468756
ISBN-13: 9781108468756
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/11/2020
Pages: 281
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d