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From Shakespeare to Obama :a study in language, slavery and place /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	From Shakespeare to Obama :by Jonathan Hart.
Reminder of title:	a study in language, slavery and place /
Author:	Hart, Jonathan Locke,
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	Literature and history.
Subject:	Africa, West.
Online resource:	https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137375827
ISBN:	1137375825 (electronic bk.)

From Shakespeare to Obama :a study in language, slavery and place /
Hart, Jonathan Locke,1956-

From Shakespeare to Obama :a study in language, slavery and place /by Jonathan Hart. - 1 online resource.

Introduction -- Slavery -- Shakespeare's sonnets -- Shakespeare's dramatic time -- Raleigh, England, America and the world -- Vision -- Theory -- Eco, story and history -- Vassanji, Africa and America -- Obama, America and Africa -- Obama and slavery -- Conclusion.

"From Shakespeare to Obama" discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through the public and private in Shakespeare's poems and plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, Jonathan Hart offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping. Ultimately, this expansive book contributes to the ongoing study of the relation between history and literature.

ISBN: 1137375825 (electronic bk.)

Source: 703863Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

175863
Literature and history.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

687252
Africa, West.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN56.S5765 / .H37 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 809/.93355

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