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- African American Literature in Transition, 1750–1800
- African American Literature in Transition
- African American Literature in Transition, 1750–1800
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Limits and Liberties of Early Black Print Culture
- Chapter 1 Early Black Evangelical Writing and the Limits of Print
- Chapter 2 The Circulation of Early Black Atlantic Literature
- Chapter 3 What Makes a Text “Black”?
- Part II Black Writing and Revolution
- Part III Early African American Life in Literature
- Part IV Evolutions of Early Black Literature
- Index
Chapter 2 - The Circulation of Early Black Atlantic Literature
from Part I - Limits and Liberties of Early Black Print Culture
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2022
- African American Literature in Transition, 1750–1800
- African American Literature in Transition
- African American Literature in Transition, 1750–1800
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Limits and Liberties of Early Black Print Culture
- Chapter 1 Early Black Evangelical Writing and the Limits of Print
- Chapter 2 The Circulation of Early Black Atlantic Literature
- Chapter 3 What Makes a Text “Black”?
- Part II Black Writing and Revolution
- Part III Early African American Life in Literature
- Part IV Evolutions of Early Black Literature
- Index
Summary
This chapter argues that textual fluidity may be understood as a fundamental component of early Black Atlantic literature, texts orally related or written by individuals of African descent, predominately those first published before 1800. Early Black Atlantic orators and writers revised their texts for various purposes; nonauthorial subjects also regularly altered the literature for a variety of reasons. New – and needed – discoveries concerning the publishing and reception histories of early Black Atlantic literature emerge when unauthorized, posthumous, and abridged editions are studied with the same rigor as authorized editions. By employing this approach, Lamore offers fresh insights on the publishing histories of John Marrant’s, Olaudah Equiano’s, and Venture Smith’s autobiographical narratives.
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- African American Literature in Transition, 1750–1800 , pp. 42 - 72Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022