In 19th century plantation literature, the runaway slave in the swamp was a recurring "bogey-man" whose presence challenged myths of the plantation system. By escaping to the swamps with its wild and threatening connotations, the runaway gained an invisibility that was more threatening to the institution than open rebellion. In part, the proslavery plantation novel served to transform that image of the free slave in the swamp from its untouchable, abstract state to a form that could be possessed, understood, and controlled. Essentially, writers defending the institution would conjure forth the rebellious image in order to dispel it safely.
| ISBN: | 9781138868656 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2015 |
| Author: | William Tynes Cowa |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory |
| Genres: |
Psychotherapy |
In 19th century plantation literature, the runaway slave in the swamp was a recurring "bogey-man" whose presence challenged myths of the plantation system. By escaping to the swamps with its wild and threatening connotations, the runaway gained an invisibility that was more threatening to the institution than open rebellion. In part, the proslavery plantation novel served to transform that image of the free slave in the swamp from its untouchable, abstract state to a form that could be possessed, understood, and controlled. Essentially, writers defending the institution would conjure forth the rebellious image in order to dispel it safely.
The Slave in the Swamp features in the following genres: Psychotherapy
The Slave in the Swamp is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Slave in the Swamp was written by William Tynes Cowa and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Slave in the Swamp has 296 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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