From Shakespeare to Obama: A Study in Language, Slavery and Place

by J. Hart

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From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through slavery in Shakespeare's plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, this expansive book offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping.
  • ISBN13 9781349477463
  • Publish Date 9 December 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Edition 1st ed. 2013
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 255
  • Language English