The Narrative of Robert Adams, A Barbary Captive :A Critical Edition

Publication subTitle :A Critical Edition

Author: Robert Adams; Charles Adams  

Publisher: Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year: 2005

E-ISBN: 9780511343322

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521842846

Subject: K4 African History

Keyword: 非洲史

Language: ENG

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The Narrative of Robert Adams, A Barbary Captive

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First published in London in 1816, The Narrative of Robert Adams is an account of the adventures of Robert Adams, an African American seaman who survives shipwreck, slavery, and brutal efforts to convert him to Islam, before being ransomed to the British consul. In London, Adams is discovered by the Company of Merchants Trading which publishes his story, into which Adams inserts a fantastical account of a trip to Timbuctoo. Adams's story is accompanied by contemporary essays and notes that place his experience in the context of European exploration of Africa at the time, and weigh his credibility against other contemporary accounts. Professor Adams's introduction examines Adams's credibility in light of modern knowledge of Africa and discusses the significance of his story in relation to the early nineteenth century interest in Timbuctoo, and to the literary genres of the slave narrative and the Barbary Captivity narrative.

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Bibliography

Editions of the narrative of robert adams

Primary works cited

Secondary works consulted

Acknowledgments

The narrative of robert adams

Contents

Introductory Details Respecting Adams

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Narrative

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Notes and Illustrations

Concluding Remarks

Appendix No. I

Appendix No. II

Introductory details respecting robert adams

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Notes and illustration's of adamss narrative

Concluding remarks

Appendix no. i

Appendix no. ii

Contemporary essays

Interiour of africa (north american review, may 1817)

"Article ix. the narrative of robert adams." a review essay by jared sparks. (north american review, july 1817).

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