ISBN:
9780511614798
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (lxvi, 190 pages)
Uniform Title:
Narrative of Robert Adams, a sailor who was wrecked on the western coast of Africa, in the year 1810
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
916.604/23
Keywords:
Adams, Robert / (Sailor) / Travel / Africa
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Geschichte 1810-1815
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Sklaverei
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Slavery / Sahara
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Sklave
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Seemann
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Afrika
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Sahara / Description and travel
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Tombouctou (Mali) / Description and travel
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Westafrika
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Quelle
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Westafrika
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Seemann
;
Sklave
;
Geschichte 1810-1815
Abstract:
First published in London in 1816, The Narrative of Robert Adams is an account of the adventures of Robert Adams, an African American seaman who survives shipwreck, slavery, and brutal efforts to convert him to Islam, before being ransomed to the British consul. In London, Adams is discovered by the Company of Merchants Trading which publishes his story, into which Adams inserts a fantastical account of a trip to Timbuctoo. Adams's story is accompanied by contemporary essays and notes that place his experience in the context of European exploration of Africa at the time, and weigh his credibility against other contemporary accounts. Professor Adams's introduction examines Adams's credibility in light of modern knowledge of Africa and discusses the significance of his story in relation to the early nineteenth century interest in Timbuctoo, and to the literary genres of the slave narrative and the Barbary Captivity narrative
Note:
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511614798
URL:
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