Reading Literature in Hository (LDCL4008A)

• 1st testament of an enslaved women by the British colonies • 1st book by a black female publish in the Britain. • Filled with horrific accusations against white people - high status and influential white people • Some people view prince as a symbol of black resistance, important member of the black literary cannon. • BUT others, more concerned with the search with an authentic voice, find it a bit more difficult. Because of the way it was produced, who produced it and what ...

• A world engaged with contemporary politics and events: • A blazing world is a fantasy located in the very recent past which Margret has experienced • The "empress" and the "duchess" are different manifestations of Margret, she writes herself into the text twice. • By traveling to places existing in real life, a direct intrusion of recent history and fantastical history. The duchess shows the empress the damages to the cavendish family irl. She tells readers about recent h...