The discourse of slavery: From Aphra Behn to Toni Morrison

Plasa, Carl ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3819-4694 and Ring, Betty J., eds. 1994. The discourse of slavery: From Aphra Behn to Toni Morrison. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. 10.4324/9781315800233

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Abstract

First published in 1994. The Discourse of Slavery is an innovative collection of fascinating essays addressing the problematic of slavery within literary, cultural and political writings. For the first time, slavery is examined critically within both the British and the American context, and related to contemporary concerns around race and gender. Writers discussed include: Aphra Behn William Blake Mary Wollstonecraft Charlotte Bronte Elizabeth Gaskell Toni Morrison William Faulkner Harriet Jacobs Harriet Beecher Stowe Frederick Douglass The Discourse of Slavery will be an invaluable and intriguing volume for students of literature, gender, race and ethnicity.

Item Type:	Book - edited
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9780415081528
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2026 12:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/78901

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