From Shakespeare to Obama: A Study in Language, Slavery and Place

by Jonathan Hart

Book Overview

From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through slavery in Shakespeare's plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, this expansive book offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134947746X
• ISBN13: 9781349477463
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"