Monsters by trade : slave traffickers in modern Spanish literature and culture /
Lisa Surwillo.
- Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
- viii, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.
Introduction : Blanco White and monsters of coloniality -- Negro Tomás and the trader -- The colony in the capital : El amigo Manso and Lo prohibido -- Baroja's Atlantic, beyond slavery -- Postimperial detours and retours : the ruta del indiano -- Family ties and narrative confessions in Catalonia -- Conclusion : the negrero resurfaces.
9780804788793 (cloth : alk. paper)
2014007325
Spanish literature--History and criticism.--19th century Spanish literature--History and criticism.--20th century Slave trade in literature. Slavery in literature. Slave trade--History--Spain--19th century. Slavery--History--Cuba--19th century. Collective memory--History--Spain--20th century. Literatura española--Historia y crítica--Siglo XIX. Literatura española--Historia y crítica--Siglo XX. Esclavitud en la literatura.