The life and poems of a Cuban slave / Juan Francisco Manzano, 1797-1854 ; edited by Edward J. Mullen.

Author/creator Manzano, Juan Francisco
Other author Mullen, Edward J., 1942-
Format Electronic
EditionSecond Edition.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionix, 221 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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SeriesAfro-Latin diasporas
Contents Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : poems by a slave in the island of Cuba -- Preface -- The slave-trade merchant -- The sugar estate -- Life of the negro poet -- Poems, written in slavery / by Juan -- To death -- To calumny -- Religion: an ode -- Years -- The cucuya; or fire-fly -- The clock that gains -- The dream -- A specimen of inedited Cuban poems -- Appendix -- In re, slave trade : questions addressed to senor of Havana / by R. R. Madden -- Questions respecting the state of religion in Cuba, addressed to senor of the Havana / by R. R. M -- Necessity of separating the Irish in America from the sin of slavery -- Bartholomew las Casas -- Evils of the Cuban slave-trade -- Conditions of slaves in Cuba -- Laws for the protection of slaves in Cuba -- Emancipation of slaves in Cuba -- Glossary -- Manzano's poems in the original Spanish -- Mis Treinta Años -- El relox adelantado -- La cocuyera -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014024384
ISBN9781137481368 (hardback : alk. paper)

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