Black Atlantic Writers of the Eighteenth Century: Living the New Exodus in England and the Americas
This is a carefuly edited collection of four narratives and a sermon by what the editors call "Atlantic" black writers?that is, writers who crossed the Atlantic from West Africa to the West Indies, from the American colonies to the British Isles. All but Olaudah Equiano are currently out of print. What amazes about this collection is the extent to which the authors, three of whom were slaves at one time, tend not to complain about the "peculiar institution." All four were also deeply influenced by Protestant Christianity, and much of their writing reads like religious tracts. Reproduced in the original format, these fascinating glimpses of the black past are recommended primarily for specialists in the field of black studies and for large libraries.?Anthony O. Edmonds, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Ind.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.