These three tales, hailed by Diderot among others, but unpublished for over a century (and in one case for nearly two centuries), are a fictional exploration of Otherness and the intercultural set in the New World, either among native Americans (Abenakis, Iroquois) or runaway slaves in Jamaica befriended by Quakers. They argue powerfully for a reassessment of the philosophe Saint-Lambert, since they represent a significant contribution to the anti-slavery debate of the time and to a consideration of cultural relativity, revitalised by recent postcolonial discourses.
This title is Volume 99 in the series Exeter French Texts/Textes littéraires. It includes an introduction, select bibliography and essential notes, all in French.
- ISBN10 0859895440
- ISBN13 9780859895446
- Publish Date 1 August 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint University of Exeter Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 88
- Language English