| Description |
ix, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Readings of texts span four centuries and cover English Renaissance drama, abolitionist literature, Gothic horror and contemporary romance. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-253) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Othellophilia -- The heathen with the heart of gold : Othellophilia comes to America -- Holes at the poles : gothic horror and the racial abject -- Sisters in bondage : abolition, amalgamation, and the crisis of female authorship -- Handsome devils : romance, rape, racism, and the rhet(t)oric of darkness -- Invisible men, unspeakable acts : the spectacle of black male violence in modern American fiction -- Conclusion : "White women are snaky" : jungle fever and its discontents. |
| Summary |
Considering texts spanning four centuries, and bridging the Atlantic - from genres as diverse as English Renaissance drama, abolitionist literature, gothic horror and contemporary romance - Daileader questions Anglo-American culture's canonical narratives of inter-racial sex from a variety of perspectives. |
| Subject |
Interracial marriage in literature.
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English literature -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- History and criticism.
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Blacks in literature.
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Racism in literature.
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Sex in literature.
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Sexual dominance and submission.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
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| ISBN |
9780521848787 |
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0521848784 |
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9780521613149 (pbk.) |
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0521613140 (pbk.) |
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