English 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tyrant, False Dilemma, True History
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Britain became great on the back of slaves. Britain and other countries engaged in this trade, a system by which slaves were moved from africa to the colonies, and worked in plantations, which then created goods, which were then sold, and repeat. It wasn"t until 1807 that the slave trade was abolished in britain. It wasn"t until 1888 that the trade was abolished in africa. She was a professional writer, which was unusual for a woman. She was a poet, playwright, and a writer of prose fiction. She entered the literary world at a a time when professional writing was something that was not acceptable for women to pursue. She wrote for the state; thus the association with actress/prostitue. She had loyalist leanings, and probably worked for a spy for charles ii. She may have or may have not visited surnam. Oronooko; or, the royal slave, a true history (1688)
