Equiano bibliography 2015 keywords for american cultural. Living the new exodus in england and the americas 9780312125189. Potkay 3 scholarship books written disintegrating virtues. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself by olaudah equiano, 9780393974942, available at book. He wrote a number of books and pamphlets, including his autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, which was the first important work in english by a slave and is recognized as the paradigm of the slave narrative genre.
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The interesting narrative in the life of olaudah equiano. Written by himself 1789 is one of the most frequently and. Adam potkay is professor of english at the college of william and mary. The interesting narrative of olaudah equiano 1794 early. Monica potkay passed away on april 6, 2018 at the age of 60 in williamsburg, virginia. Werner sollors olaudah equiano s 1789 narrative tells the remarkable story of his childhood in africa, his kidnapping and subsequent years as a slave and seaman, and his eventual road to freedom in the caribbean. See especially the work of angelo costanzo, sandra burr, and adam potkay for more detailed discussions of equiano s religious contexts costanzo, 1987.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. This book brings together for the first time works by four afroanglican writers who published between 1774 and 1789. Interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself. Teaching equiano s interesting narrative, claims that equiano s narrative had a number of persuasive modes, modes such as apologia, allegory, sermon, exhortation. Scholar raises questions over slave narratives facts. Project muse domesticating equianos interesting narrative. Olaudah equiano wrote with vivid detail of life as human cargo the foul smells aboard the slave ship that brought him from west africa to the new world in the 18th century, the anguished cries. Jacob in olaudah equianos the interesting narrative. Monica potkay obituary williamsburg, va daily press. It is accompanied by an introduction, maps, illustrations, and annotations. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The expansion of interests in eighteenthcentury literary studies is a distilled subtext of adam potkay s history, oratory, and god in equiano s interesting narrative. Potkay, adam, olaudah equiano and the art of spiritual autobiography, eighteenthcentury studies, 27 1994, 67792. Explore books by adam potkay with our selection at.
Equianos faith impacted every part of his life adam potkay. Adam potkay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy black atlantic writers of the eighteenth century. As william andrews, susan marren, angelo costanzo, vincent carretta, and adam potkay have argued, equiano s narrative ought to be understood in the context of several genres, including, notably, the tradition of eighteenthcentury spiritual autobiography. With reference to this last, for instance, adam potkay offers a tropological reading ofthe interesting narrative, arguing that equianos life story follows the movement of biblical history from the old testament to the new, so that he presents his life as redupli. To read equiano as he asks to be read, we must first reexamine his wellknown talkingbook episode, which, strictly speaking, is. Pedagogical strategies and new perspectives eric d. Ramdin, ron, the making of the black working class in britain aldershot. History, oratory, and god in equianos interesting narrative. Though angelo costanzo and adam potkay both place equiano s text in the genre of spiritual autobiography, potkay points out that the narrative portion of equiano s life is indeed just one strand of the work titled the interesting narrative, for in his book equiano employs a welter of persuasive modesapologia, allegory, sermon, exhortation. Black atlantic writers of the eighteenth century by olaudah equiano, 9780333642351, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Adam potkay author of the bible as the root of western. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african. Contexts provides essential public writings on the autobiography, general and historical background, related. Living the new exodus in england and the americas by adam potkay editor, sandra burr editor online at alibris. The life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself new york. Olaudah equiano was born in africa in the 18th century and was 11 years old when he was kidnapped into slavery. Adam potkay, history, oratory, and god in equiano s interesting narrative. Crisscrossing the atlantic ocean from west africa to the west indies, from the american mainland to the british isles. These men share a dramatic story of captivity and liberation, wayfaring and adventure.
Roxann wheeler, domesticating equiano s interesting narrative. A selective list of online articles on the eighteenthcentury autobiographer olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, author of the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano 1789. Arguing against another equiano scholar, adam potkay, who believes that postcolonial and poststructural critiques of the work are essentially stagnant and useless, wheeler advocates a pluralistic approach to the work, concluding that new readings of equiano are best served not by jettisoning lessons learned from postcolonial theory, but by. Adam potkay, recorded books, llc the goal of this audio course is to provide listeners with a literary and historical overview of the bible, from its opening in genesis to its ending in the book of revelation, and also with a sense of some of the ways in which the bible has influenced the literary traditions of the west. See especially the work of angelo costanzo, sandra burr, and adam potkay for more. He was chair of the department from july 20 to june 2016. Dec 08, 2000 the interesting narrative of the life of olaudiah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself is the story of an african man, olaudiah equiano slave name. Gustavus vassa who was evidently born in 1745 in what is now nigeria. Adam potkay specializes in eighteenthcentury and romantic literature at the college, where he has taught since 1990. Books by adam potkay author of the bible as the root of. Potkay s interest in reinvestigating religion and oratory seems on the face of it a necessary reminder that there remains much to rediscover about our period.
History, oratory, and god in equianos interesting narrative jstor. The life of olaudah equiano chapter vi summary and. Potkay, adam, olaudah equiano and the art of spiritual. Olaudah equiano and the art of spiritual autobiography adam potkay to read equiano as he asks to be read, we must first reexamine his wellknown talkingbook episode, which, strictly speaking, is about a book that refuses to talk. The life of olaudah equiano, or, gustavus vassa the african reprinted with a new introduction by paul edwards, colonial history series london. Olaudah equiano and the art of spiritual autobiography jstor. Adam potkay has 15 books on goodreads with 247 ratings. This important book brings together for the first time works by four major black writers who published between 1770 and 1793. Here, the older and quite literate equiano recalls his first encounter with books, and his innocence of what they signified. Power and identity struggles are also important problems equiano faces. History oratory and god in equianos interesting narrative. Olaudah equiano literary criticism literary history.
The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano study guide contains a biography of olaudah equiano, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and ana. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The life of olaudah equiano bibliography gradesaver. Literary encyclopedia 28 october 2000 subscription service. According to potkay, equiano both affirms and renounces a desire for violent revenge against his oppressors. But by far his most important contribution to the abolition movement was his autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself, which was first published in london in 1789. In adam potkay s essay, a vehemence about the importance of rhetoric in equiano s interesting narrative is combined with a new twist on academic antiintellectualism, whereby a group of sceptical twentyyearolds is wheeled out to battle against postcolonial theorys effort at refashioning equiano in its own image. But by far his most important contribution to the abolition movement was his autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa, the. Religious authority in olaudah equianos interesting narrative. Adam potkay is the author of the bible as the root of western literature 3. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself norton critical editions the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself norton critical editions by olaudah equiano.