Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance
Author | : I. Smith |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2009-12-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230102064 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230102069 |
Rating | : 4/5 (069 Downloads) |
Download or read book Race and Rhetoric in the Renaissance written by I. Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-12-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the sixteenth-century preoccupation with rehabilitating English tells the larger story of an anxious nation redirecting attention away from its own marginal, minority status by racially scapegoating the 'barbarous' African.