African-British writings in the eighteenth century :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the politics of race and reason /
First Statement of Responsibility
Helena Woodard.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Greenwood Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxiii, 180 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Contributions to the study of world literature,
Volume Designation
no. 94
ISSN of Series
0738-9345 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-171) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The eighteenth century was a time of great cultural change in Britain. It was a period marked by expeditions to the New World, Africa, and the Orient, and these voyages were reflected in the travel literature of the era. It was also a period in which seventeenth-century empiricism and the scientific method became dominant, and in which society became increasingly secular. Fundamental to the eighteenth-century worldview was the notion of the Great Chain of Being, in which all creatures and their Creator stood in a hierarchical relationship with one another. The years from 1660 to 1833 witnessed.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
7CE9753D-711B-4743-936B-FC998E8DBF14
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Title
African-British writings in the eighteenth century.
International Standard Book Number
9780313306808
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African literature (English)-- Black authors-- History and criticism.
Africans-- Great Britain-- History-- 18th century.
Africans in literature.
Blacks in literature.
English literature-- 18th century-- History and criticism.
English literature-- African influences.
Politics and literature-- Great Britain-- History-- 18th century.