In:A Comparative Literary History of Modern Slavery: The Atlantic world and beyond
Edited by Madeleine Dobie, Mads Anders Baggesgaard and Karen-Margrethe Simonsen
[Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages XXXVI] 2024
► pp. 1–15
Slavery, literature and the emotions
Introduction
Published online: 12 December 2024
https://doi.org/10.1075/chlel.xxxvi.intro2
https://doi.org/10.1075/chlel.xxxvi.intro2
Article outline
- Slavery and the affective turn
- Feelings, history, language
- Themes and structure
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