Abigail Field Mott's the Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano
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Abigail Field Mott's the Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano by Eric D Lamore
With its focus on the intersections of early Black Atlantic and American studies, childrens literature, history of education, life writing, and book history, this edition offers a fresh take on Equiano and his autobiography for a variety of twenty-first-century audiences.
Eric DLamore’s multifaceted edition of Abigail Field Mott Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano challenges textual paradigms in early Black Atlantic studies by bridging divisions between literary history and book history. This much-needed volume documents an important chapter in the evolution of Equiano’s transatlantic posthumous reputation while introducing readers to a signal contribution to early African American children’s literature."—William L. Andrews, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Think you’ve read the ‘authorized’ edition of Olaudah Equiano’s narrative? EricD. Lamore’s edition of Abigail Field Mott’s Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano might have you question your choice. It is an incisive, must-read primer for anyone considering Equiano or early American book history, Black subjectivity, and authorship. Read this book—and learn to think in new ways about what it means to tell a Black person’s story."—Tara Bynum, University of Iowa
"Think you’ve read the ‘authorized’ edition of Olaudah Equiano’s narrative? EricD. Lamore’s edition of Abigail Field Mott’s Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano might have you question your choice. It is an incisive, must-read primer for anyone considering Equiano or early American book history, Black subjectivity, and authorship. Read this book—and learn to think in new ways about what it means to tell a Black person’s story."—Tara Bynum, University of Iowa
Eric D. Lamore is professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He is the coeditor of New Essays on Phillis Wheatley and the editor of Teaching Olaudah Equiano's Narrative: Pedagogical Strategies and New Perspectives and Reading African American Autobiography: Twenty-First-Century Contexts and Criticism.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781952271847 |
| ISBN 10 | 1952271843 |
| Title | Abigail Field Mott's the Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano |
| Author | Eric D Lamore |
| Series | Regenerations |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | West Virginia University Press |
| Year published | 2023-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 229 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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