Black Prometheus: Race and Radicalism in the Age of Atlantic Slavery
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An Innovative Transnational Literary Study, 'black Prometheus' Tracks The Mythical Figure's Surprising Resonance In Anglo-american Antislavery Discourse From 1800 Until The End Of The Us Civil War. Part I: Historical Conditions And Contexts Of Black Prometheanism. Globalization And The Gods: A Theory Of Race And -- Or As -- Modernity -- The Terms Of Prometheus's Liberation: Romanticism, Slavery, And The Titan's Triumph -- Part Ii: Prometheus Of Africa. Africa Versus The Absolute: Idealism And Its Others -- The Afro-promethean Science Of The Stars: Toward A New Metahistory Of African Survivals -- Part Iii: Prometheus Of Caucasus. Rebinding Prometheus To The Caucasus: Idealism's Other Solution -- Iman Shamil, Or The Modern Prometheus Of Caucasus -- Part Iv: A Literary History Of Slave Rebellion. Rebellious Fictions: Black Prometheus And The Undoing Of Novelistic Form -- Byronic Abolitionism. Jared Hickman. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [471]-507) And Index.
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THE THESIS
How did the figure of Prometheus function as a central symbol in the discourse of Anglo-American antislavery movements during the nineteenth century? Jared Hickman examines the intersection of classical mythology, Romantic literature, and the political realities of Atlantic slavery. By analyzing a wide range of texts from 1800 to the end of the U.S. Civil War, the author argues that the Promethean myth provided a framework for conceptualizing race, modernity, and the radical potential of slave rebellion.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the relationship between Romanticism and antislavery discourse
- Examination of the 'Black Prometheus' as a symbol of resistance and modernity
- Historical context regarding the Caucasus and African diaspora connections
- Literary analysis of slave rebellion narratives and novelistic form
Scope Limits
- The study focuses primarily on Anglo-American discourse rather than a global survey of all Promethean adaptations
- The analysis is restricted to the period between 1800 and the end of the U.S. Civil War
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars recognize this work as a rigorous contribution to transnational literary history and the study of racial discourse in the nineteenth century. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for an audience familiar with critical theory and historical research.
Page Count:
464
Publication Date:
2016-03-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0190272597
ISBN-13:
9780190272593
History
Romanticism
Literary Criticism
Slavery
African American
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