The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Bedford Series in History and Culture) - Hardcover

Equiano, Olaudah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312122438 ISBN 13: 9780312122430

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1997

Synopsis

More than just a fascinating story, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography - the first slave narrative to be widely read - reveals many aspects of the eighteenth-century Western world through the experiences of one individual. The second edition takes into consideration the latest scholarship on Atlantic history and the history of slavery. Professor Allison s introduction, which places Equiano s narrative in the context of the Atlantic slave trade, has been revised and updated to include a discussion of the geographic origins of African slaves and the debate over Equiano s birthplace. Expanded and improved pedagogical features include contemporary illustrations with extensive captions and a map showing the travels of Equiano in more detail. Helpful footnotes provide guidance throughout the eighteenth-century text, and a chronology and an up-to-date bibliography aid students in their study of this thought-provoking narrative.

About this title

Review:

"Equiano's Narrative was so richly structured that it became the prototype of the nineteenth-century slave narrative."
--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

About the Author:

Robert J. Allison is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at Suffolk University.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312122438
• ISBN 13: 9780312122430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 222