ENGL 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Toussaint Louverture, Fallen Angel, Oroonoko
7 Apr 2015
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Benito cereno: bc = a novella published in three issues of a magazine in 1855. That said, it is based on a factual account by. Benito cereno we need to look at a map of fear. Authority requires resistance in order to be seen (bondage and insurrection intertwined in slavery). Economy of slavery shadowed by an economy of fear that the slaves will overtake the white colonists. Imperial politics on the atlantic in the mid1900th century. Atlantic world began in and continues in haiti. Hispaniola (now haiti), 1499 c returned, enslaved all the natives of the island to work in the eld. 1 million slaves were killed in 15 years. In response to this genocide, the natives suggested that africans be brought in as they were suited for the job. charles 5th of spain sanctioned rst. 1783: 13 american colonies rise and defeat the british = the constitution of the us which enshrines both liberty and slavery.
