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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
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Slavery, literature and the emotions

Introduction

Article outline
  • Slavery and the affective turn
  • Feelings, history, language
  • Themes and structure
  • Notes
  • References
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