The life and poems of a Cuban slave
By: Juan Francisco Manzano, 1797-1854 ; edited by Edward J. Mullen
Contributors: Mullen, Edward J., 1942- editor of compilation
Edition: Second Edition.
Series: Afro-Latin diasporas
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781137481368
Subjects: Slavery; Sources; History
Description: Out of print for nearly two decades, Edward Mullen's scholarly edition of Juan Francisco Manzano's autobiography and poetry has long been considered the standard text for understanding this remarkable figure's life and work. This revised second edition builds upon the achievement of the first, taking into account the wealth of academic literature that has appeared on Manzano since 1981. Providing a thorough historical, cultural, and literary contextualization, this is an accessible, essential resource for scholars and students of Caribbean literatures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the second edition; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction : poems by a slave in the island of Cuba; title: Preface; title: The slave-trade merchant; title: The sugar estate; title: Life of the negro poet; title: Poems, written in slavery / by Juan; title: To death; title: To calumny; title: Religion: an ode; title: Years; title: The cucuya; or fire-fly; title: The clock that gains; title: The dream; title: A specimen of inedited Cuban poems; title: Appendix; title: In re, slave trade : questions addressed to senor of Havana / by R. R. Madden; title: Questions respecting the state of religion in Cuba, addressed to senor of the Havana / by R. R. M; title: Necessity of separating the Irish in America from the sin of slavery; title: Bartholomew las Casas; title: Evils of the Cuban slave-trade; title: Conditions of slaves in Cuba; title: Laws for the protection of slaves in Cuba; title: Emancipation of slaves in Cuba; title: Glossary; title: Manzano's poems in the original Spanish; title: Mis Treinta Años; title: El relox adelantado; title: La cocuyera; title: Bibliography; title: Index.