The American in Algiers (1797) as an abolitionist poem : the appropriation of white slavery in algiers as an appeal against black slavery in the United States
Joint Authors
Siber, Mouloud
Riche, Bouteldja
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 11 (30 Jun. 2012), pp.23-44, 22 p.
Publisher
Université Mouloud Mammeri Laboratoire D'analyse du Discours
Publication Date
2012-06-30
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper has studied the issue that The American in Algiers (1797) is an abolitionist poem.
As the poem is anonymously published by an American writer, it is read from a new historicist and cultural materialist perspective.
Therefore, it is considered in the light of other American writings, literary or not, that were produced in the 1790s and dealt with the captives of Algiers crisis or slavery in the United States along with the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence.
The point is that the poem appropriates the crisis of the so-called captivity and enslavement of American citizens in Algiers to appeal against black slavery in the United States.
This is achieved through drawing analogies between the political and religious factors behind the slavery practice both in Algiers and the United States as well as revealing the inhumanity of the practice.
Doing so allows the poet raise abolitionist concern on the part of the Americans, who are outraged by the enslavement
American Psychological Association (APA)
Riche, Bouteldja& Siber, Mouloud. 2012. The American in Algiers (1797) as an abolitionist poem : the appropriation of white slavery in algiers as an appeal against black slavery in the United States. el-Khitab،Vol. 2012, no. 11, pp.23-44.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Riche, Bouteldja& Siber, Mouloud. The American in Algiers (1797) as an abolitionist poem : the appropriation of white slavery in algiers as an appeal against black slavery in the United States. el-Khitab No. 11 (Jun. 2012), pp.23-44.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-629296
American Medical Association (AMA)
Riche, Bouteldja& Siber, Mouloud. The American in Algiers (1797) as an abolitionist poem : the appropriation of white slavery in algiers as an appeal against black slavery in the United States. el-Khitab. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 11, pp.23-44.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-629296
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 43-44
Record ID
BIM-629296