How slave narratives influenced American literature :
a source for Herman Melville's Billy Budd /
Rolando Leodore Jorif ; with a foreword by Jon-Christian Suggs.

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Main Author

Jorif, Rolando Leodore.

Language(s)

English

Published

Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.

Subjects

Melville, Herman, > Melville, Herman, / 1819-1891 > Melville, Herman, / 1819-1891 / Sources.
Melville, Herman, > Melville, Herman, / 1819-1891. > Melville, Herman, / 1819-1891. / Billy Budd.
Impressment in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Autobiography > Autobiography / African American authors.
Enslaved persons > Enslaved persons / United States > Enslaved persons / United States / Intellectual life.
Enslaved persons > Enslaved persons / United States > Enslaved persons / United States / Biography > Enslaved persons / United States / Biography / History and criticism.
Enslaved persons' writings, American > Enslaved persons' writings, American / History and criticism.
American prose literature > American prose literature / African American authors > American prose literature / African American authors / History and criticism.

Physical Description

ii, 165 p. ; 24 cm.

ISBN

0773448268
9780773448261

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