Captivity, Past and Present: A Compendium of Observations and Interpretations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443826907)

Captivity, Past and Present is a compilation of historical, literary, and sociological analyses of tales of human bondage from the early modern era to more recent times. Beginning with a study of 16th-century Spanish captivity sagas that emanated from America, the essays go on to examine the 17th-century Puritan narrative of Mary Rowlandson, the slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano, and concludes with a study of incarcerated African-American mothers in the United States. Also included is an original captivity narrative that relates the 19th-century ordeal of Manuel Ramirez Martinez, who was captured by Comanche Indians in Texas. The studies originated in a conference hosted by the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association in 2010. Contributors are Franklin Hillson, Jacquelynn Kleist, Jacob Massine, Dahia Messara, Julia Metzger-Traber, Alfonso Uribe and Joel Uribe.

Author: Benjamin Mark Allen
ISBN-10: 1443826901
ISBN-13: 9781443826907
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2011
Pages: 115
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.90w x 0.70d