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From Shakespeare to Obama A Study in Language, Slavery and Place

From Shakespeare to Obama A Study in Language, Slavery and Place

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From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through slavery in Shakespeare's plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, this expansive book offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping.

Keywords

Literary CriticismPoetryFictionEuropeanAmericanLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative

2013Book

Author(s)Jonathan Hart

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9781137375810

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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