Jane Austen in the context of abolition : "a fling at the slave trade" /

Jane Austen in the context of abolition : "a fling at the slave trade" / Gabrielle D.V. White.

"The book argues that, amongst their other riches, Jane Austen's final three novels presuppose Britain's outlawing of its transatlantic slave trade in 1807. The book takes as a keynote William Cowper's question: 'We have no slaves at home - then why abroad?' Jane Austen...

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Main Author: White, Gabrielle D. V.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Political and social views.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Political fiction, English > History and criticism.
Slave trade in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Simmons University. > Library. > Gifts. Adam

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Call Number: PR4038.P6 W47 2006
Status: Available

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