Useful links links to all our online resources and research guides connected with slavery. Start studying the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano. Buy a cheap copy of the interesting narrative of the life of. His autobiography played a significant role in highlighting the inhumanity of slavery and the slave trade. The life of olaudah equiano chapter vi summary and analysis. In his autobiography, olaudah equiano writes that he was born in the eboe province, in the area that is now southern nigeria. Olaudah equiano led a remarkable life by the standards of any age.
Spiritual metaphors of being in olaudah equianos interesting narrativ. The slave traders showed that they wanted to keep the captives alive when they. Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano essays are academic essays for citation. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano has many elements of the slave narrative, which was a type of memoir written by former slaves or stories about slavery from the perspective. Abolition, ethnicity, and identity in the interesting narrative.
The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa, the african. Frontispiece and title page from the interesting narrative of the life of. He describes how he was kidnapped with his sister at around the age of. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african. Written and published by equiano, a former slave, it became a prototype for the narratives that followed. Excerpt from the interesting narrative of the life of. The life of olaudah equiano study guide from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Editions of the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah. The political activist and intellectual theorist had to merge the process of.
In 1789 he published his autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The interesting arrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, 1793 excerpt olaudah equiano the first object which saluted my eyes when i arrived on the coast, was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. Narrative of the life of olaudah equiano unit plans by. However, i kept asking myself why reading this autobiography felt more like reading gullivers travels than a former slaves account of his life. Equiano purchased his freedom in 1766 and became active in the british antislavery movement.
Separated from his sister, equiano was taken first to the west indies, then to virginia, where he was pur chased by a british captain and employed at sea. Olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa the eighteenth century. He claimed that he was a private and obscure individual and neither a saint, a hero, nor a tyrant. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african by olaudah equiano first published in 1789 this ebook was edited by hogarth blake ltd download this book and many more for free at. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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This unit is based on the selection entitled the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano pages 5059 from chapter 1 of the 11th grade ela holt textbook. Excerpts from the interesting narrative of olaudah equiano. Reclaiming ones own voice and identity the african. The project gutenberg ebook of the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, by olaudah equiano this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Equiano published his autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, in 1789 as a twovolume work. One such problem is the issue of diaspora and how culture and slavery has affected the choice of. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the autobiography of olaudah equiano. Find in a library download this page pdf download left page pdf.
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Equiano doesnt overly idealize the african hometown where he came from. Olaudah equiano describes his homeland in west africa. Olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, written by himself new york. The best study guide to the life of olaudah equiano on the planet, from the creators of sparknotes. It is one of the earliestknown examples of published writing by an african writer to be widely read in england. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa the african 1789 born in benin in the late 18th century, equiano was enslaved as a young boy and passed through a variety of experiences, many of them horrible. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano was a key work of nineteenthcentury slave narrative autobiography. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa the african paperback published august 15th 2006 by waveland pr inc paperback, 190 pages. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, first published in 1789 in london, is the autobiography of olaudah equiano. The project gutenberg ebook of the interesting narrative. Pdf teaching guide to the interesting narrative of the. In this chapter, olaudah equiano, or gustavas vassa, is very depressed for he believed his old master, pascal, was going to give him his freedom, yet olaudah was sold to a slave trader to be addressed as captain doran. In order to read online or download the life of olaudah equiano ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account.
The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano chap. A teaching guide from the antislavery literature project, with a crosscultural study guide coauthored by shi penglu. It discusses his time spent in slavery, serving primarily on galleys, documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or. He was born some time around the year 1745 in the kingdom of benin, an area found in presentday nigeria. Olaudah equiano 1776, camara layes the dark child 1954, maya. Mar 12, 2012 the life of olaudah equiano ebook written by olaudah equiano.
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