Beyond the Slave Narrative: Politics, Sex, and Manuscripts in the Haitian Revolution

by Deborah Jenson

Book Overview

The Haitian Revolution has generated responses from commentators in fields ranging from philosophy to historiography to twentieth-century literary and artistic studies. But what about the written work produced at the time, by Haitians? This book is the first to present an account of a specifically Haitian literary tradition in the Revolutionary era. Beyond the Slave Narrative shows the emergence of two strands of textual innovation, both evolving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846317606
• ISBN13: 9781846317606
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"