Tropics of Haiti race and the literary history of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic world, 1789-1865 / Marlene L. Daut.

Author/creator Daut, Marlene L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLiverpool : Liverpool University Press ; 2015.
Descriptionxii, 692 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Race in literature.
Haiti--History. --Revolution, 1791-1804. --Literature and the revolution.
Haiti--In literature.
Haiti--Race relations. --History.
Haiti--History. --Revolution, 1791-1804. --Foreign public opinion.
Haiti--Foreign public opinion.

Contents From "monstruous hybridity" to englightenment literacy -- Transgressing the trope of the "tropical temptress" : representation and resistance in colonial Saint-Domingue -- The trope of the tragic "mulato/a" and the Haitian Revolution -- Requiem for the "colored historian"; or the 'mulatto legend of history.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 613-678) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015373957
ISBN9781781381854 (paperback)
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