It discusses his time spent in slavery, serving primarily on galleys, documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. We cannot guarantee that the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa the african written by scholar s choice edition book is in. Famous black civil rights activists and politicians. Equiano finally raised enough money to purchase his manumission in july of 1766. The interesting life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa, the african. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african plates engraved by cornelius tiebout. The life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african by equiano, olaudah, 1745publication date 1837 publisher boston, i. Proofread and posted by raluca preotu, august 1999. The interesting narrative of the life of olauduh equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, is an autobiographical narrative written under both the authors african name and one later given to him by a master. Olaudah equiano 17451797 the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of olaudah equiano. In the mid 1750s when he was about eleven years old, olaudah equiano was captured with.
The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or. Interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa the african olaudah equiano 1789 map of locations mentioned in the text omitted. It went through one american and eight british editions during his lifetime. The book describes equianos time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an. This welcome edition, ably edited by angelo costanzo, provides readers of today a generous introduction to equianos life and times in a highly readable and informative format. Different transactions of the authors life till the present timehis application to the late bishop of london to be appointed a missionary to africasome account of his share in the conduct of the late expedition to sierra leonapetition to. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african written by himself language. Pdf the life of olaudah equiano ebooks includes pdf. Excerpts from the interesting narrative of olaudah equiano. Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides.
The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano by olaudah equiano 1745 1797 the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, written in 1789, is. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa, the african. Olaudah equiano the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african london, 1789. Composed in many styles, the text chronologically traces the narrators life as slave, his travels both with the british navy ships on.
Equiano describes it as the happiest day of his life. The life of olaudah equiano, or, gustavus vassa, the african. Antebellum literature contemporary, published his twovolume autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano. A teaching guide from the antislavery literature project, with a crosscultural study guide coauthored by shi penglu. Read chapter xii of the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavas vassa, the african by olaudah equiano. This curious feat is one of the less celebrated aspects of the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano. Or gustavus vassa, the african slavery and antislavery. Welcome to the litcharts study guide on olaudah equianos the life of olaudah equiano. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano is the foundational text of africanamerican autobiography. Equianos autobiography helped in the creation of the slave trade act 1807 which ended the african slave trade for britain and its colonies.
I at that time began to understand him a little, and refused to be called so, and told him as well as i could that i would be called. Teaching guide to the interesting narrative of the life of. Olaudah equiano was an african activist, journalist, explorer, writer, seamen merchant, abolitionist, and antislavery campaigner best known for his influence over british abolitionists and his personal account of slavery in his bestselling. Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible. Equiano articles olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa, the. Summary of the interesting narrative of the life of. The first autobiography written by a former slave, olaudah equianos the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano is also one of the most widelyread and wellregarded of the slave narrative genre.
The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african 1794 by olaudah equiano. Equiano writes one of the best primary sources from a slaves perspective and. His autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano. The project gutenberg ebook of the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, by olaudah equiano this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Pascal treated equiano better than any other white man had in the past, though he also refused to call equiano by the name of jacob as equiano preferred, instead naming him gustavus vassa. Or gustavus vassa, the african and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa the african 1789 november 4, 2016 elizabeth. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african ebook pdf, epub, mobi, prc about the author olaudah equiano c. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, first published in 1789 in london, is the autobiography of olaudah equiano. The life of olaudah equiano study guide gradesaver. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of olaudah equiano. While i was on board this ship, my captain and master named me gustavus vassa.
As he was firmly indebted to the kindness of farmer and king, he continued to sail with them, but now as a paid steward and sailor. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african. On the ship equiano also befriended a young white boy named richard dick baker. I hanover historical texts project scanned and proofread by kathleen diekhoff, may 1998.
The life of olaudah equiano summary from litcharts the. The life of olaudah equiano, or, gustavus vassa, the african by olaudah equiano. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, is a personal autobiography of himself, olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, documenting the hardships of slavery throughout his lifetime. The life of olaudah equiano is one of the earliestknown examples of published writing by an african writer and the first influential slave narrative of what became a large literary genre. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with. Olaudah equiano aka gustavus vassa the breaker of chains. The life of olaudah equiano study guide from litcharts. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african. A british citizen who had experienced enslavement in the americas, equiano has been traditionally regarded, along with wheatley, as the founder of african literature in. It was published in 1789, at a time when its author was wellknown in english abolitionist circles. Equiano published his autobiography, the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, in 1789 as a twovolume work.
Pdf the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah. Defined himself as the african when was equianos narrative written. In order to read online or download the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano or gustavus vassa the african written by scholar s choice edition ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. Classic books library presents this brand new edition of the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, or gustavus vassa, the african, an autobiography published in 1798. The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano.
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