ENG308Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mary Prince, Zong Massacre, Molly Wood
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Mary prince, the history of mary prince, a west indian slave, related by herself first account of the life of a black woman to be published in the united. Appearance of new voices in the romantic period connected to the concern over the treatment of slaves and the efforts of the abolitionists. Critic: (cid:498)black writers wrote as if their lives depended upon it(cid:499) The life of the race would have been lost to history if it weren"t for these writings writing (cid:498)for the master(cid:499) Prior to this, black people were talked about by white people. Most of the narratives had been written by white people for other white people. Black writers taking control of the narrative, having their own voices instead of. So prince comes to us in a highly mediated fashion in which pringle plays a key role. Power that comes from voicing your own circumstances. She needed these connections in order to get published.
