Based on events that began in Saint-Domingue on August 21, 1791, The Saint-Domingue Plantation; or, The Insurrection vividly dramatizes the genesis and outbreak of a slave revolt. Translated into English by Norman R. Shapiro for the first time since its publication in 1825, the play addresses a wide range of topics that antislavery activists raised during Charles de Rmusat's time, including antitorture measures, slaves' access to the sacrament of marriage, and religious education. An informative introduction by Doris Y. ...
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Based on events that began in Saint-Domingue on August 21, 1791, The Saint-Domingue Plantation; or, The Insurrection vividly dramatizes the genesis and outbreak of a slave revolt. Translated into English by Norman R. Shapiro for the first time since its publication in 1825, the play addresses a wide range of topics that antislavery activists raised during Charles de Rmusat's time, including antitorture measures, slaves' access to the sacrament of marriage, and religious education. An informative introduction by Doris Y. Kadish places the play in its historic and literary contexts, inviting further discussion and interpretation of this important work.
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