Slavery and Augustan Literature

Autorentext

John Richardson teaches literature at the National University of Singapore. His work on eighteenth-century literature, which has appeared in a number of journals, has been principally concerned with the intersections between politics and literature. He is currently investigating the varied and changing literary representations of war during the long eighteenth century.

Klappentext

This book investigates slavery in the work of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay. These writers were connected with a Tory ministry, which attempted to increase the English share of the international slave trade.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. The English and Slavery 3. The Scriblerus Club 4. Writing the Peace 5. Pope 6. Gay 7. Swift 8. Conclusion