African-British Writings in the Eighteenth Century: The Politics of Race and ReasonThe eighteenth century was a time of great cultural change in Britain. It was a period marked by expeditions to the New World, Africa, and the Orient, and these voyages were reflected in the travel literature of the era. It was also a period in which seventeenth-century empiricism and the scientific method became dominant, and in which society became increasingly secular. Fundamental to the eighteenth-century worldview was the notion of the Great Chain of Being, in which all creatures and their Creator stood in a hierarchical relationship with one another. The years from 1660 to 1833 witnessed both Britain's participation in slavery and the appropriation of the Great Chain of Being by social anthropologists and political leaders. With the rise of the slave trade, blacks were brought to Britain against their will, where they were enslaved. At the same time, intellectuals of the period tried to place these slaves within the hierarchical frame provided by the Great Chain of Being. |
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... Ignatius Sancho . Paul Edwards and David Dabydeen coedited an anthology , Black Writers in Britain , 1760–1890 , published in 1991. Adam Potkay and Sandra Burr have edited an anthology , Black Atlan- tic Writers of the 18th Century ...
... Ignatius Sancho Letters In an anonymous novel entitled Memoirs and Opinions of Mr. Blenfield , 1790 , one chapter features a character who is reportedly inspired by the life of African - British writer Ignatius Sancho ( Letters of the ...
... Ignatius Sancho . " European Magazine and London Review 2 ( September 1782 ) : 199 . " Review of Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho , an African . " The Gentleman's Magazine 52 ( 1782 ) ... Ignatius Sancho , An African . Bibliography 167.
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Enlightenment Humanism | 1 |
Perspectives on a Theological Chain | 31 |
Conclusion | 149 |
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