Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African

题名:

Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African

著者:

Sancho, Ignatius, 1729-1780.

ISBN:

9780140436372

个人著者:

Sancho, Ignatius, 1729-1780.

出版日期:

1998

出版信息:

London : Penguin, 1998.

物理描述:

384p. ; 20 cm.

系列:

Penguin classics

系列题名:

Penguin classics

摘要:

The letters here present a unique and interesting chronicle of the times. Sancho discusses issues which include his own life story from his beginnings as a slave, following his rise to fame and noterity as one of the first Afro-British critics.

个人主题:

Sancho, Ignatius, 1729-1780-Correspondence.

主题词汇:

Blacks -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.

Literature.

地理术语:

Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.

Great Britain -- Race relations.

已添加著者:

Carretta, Vincent.

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Born on a slave ship( enroute to the West Indies, orphaned by the age of two and taken to England by his owner, Ignatius Sancho rose from servitude to include among his friends noted artists, writers, actors, and prominent politicians. The literary quality and historical importance of his letters reveal a man of sensitivity, intellect, and charm, while also presenting an unusual chronicle of the times.

著者加注

Vincent Carretta is professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the editor of the Penguin Classics editions of the Complete Writings of Phillis Wheatley , Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African , and Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery and Other Writings by Ottobah Cugoano.