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Olaudah equiano and the art of spiritual autobiography. Adam potkay author of the bible as the root of western. Adam potkay is the author of the bible as the root of western literature 3. Teaching equianos interesting narrative adam potkay history, oratory, and god in equianos interesting narrative increasingly, college students are coming into contact with at least parts of the work generally recognized as the capstone of eighteenthcentury black writingthe interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus.

Arguing against another equiano scholar, adam potkay, who believes that postcolonial and poststructural critiques of the work are essentially stagnant and useless, wheeler advocates a pluralistic approach to the work, concluding that new readings of equiano are best served not by jettisoning lessons learned from postcolonial theory, but by. Black atlantic writers of the eighteenth century by olaudah equiano, 9780333642351, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Olaudah equiano wrote with vivid detail of life as human cargo the foul smells aboard the slave ship that brought him from west africa to the new world in the 18th century, the anguished cries. Books by adam potkay author of the bible as the root of. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. All but olaudah equiano are currently out of print. Join facebook to connect with adam potkay and others you may know. The life of olaudah equiano chapter vi summary and.

Potkay, adam, olaudah equiano and the art of spiritual autobiography, eighteenthcentury studies, 27 1994, 67792. Monica potkay passed away on april 6, 2018 at the age of 60 in williamsburg, virginia. Ukawsaw gronniosaw, john marrant, ottobah cugoano, and olaudah equiano. History, oratory, and god in equianos interesting narrative. Here, the older and quite literate equiano recalls his first encounter with books, and his innocence of what they signified. Scholar raises questions over slave narratives facts.

Adam potkay to read equiano as he asks to be read, we must first reexamine his wellknown talkingbook episode, which, strictly speaking, is about a book that refuses to talk. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Olaudah equiano and the art of spiritual autobiography adam potkay to read equiano as he asks to be read, we must first reexamine his wellknown talkingbook episode, which, strictly speaking, is about a book that refuses to talk. What amazes about this collection is the extent to which the authors, three of whom were slaves at one time, tend not to. Adam potkay has 15 books on goodreads with 247 ratings. Living the new exodus in england and the americas 9780312125189. This book brings together for the first time works by four afroanglican writers who published between 1774 and 1789. In adam potkays essay, a vehemence about the importance of rhetoric in equianos interesting narrative is combined with a new twist on academic antiintellectualism, whereby a group of sceptical twentyyearolds is wheeled out to battle against postcolonial theorys effort at refashioning equiano in its own image.

Equianos faith impacted every part of his life adam potkay. See especially the work of angelo costanzo, sandra burr, and adam potkay for more detailed discussions of equiano s religious contexts costanzo, 1987. Equianos faith impacted every part of his life adam potkay called him a fervent from engl 637 at liberty university. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. These men share a dramatic story of captivity and liberation, wayfaring and adventure. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself by olaudah equiano, 9780393974942, available at book. Ramdin, ron, the making of the black working class in britain aldershot.