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Abstract
Secret History tells the story of two sisters, Mary and Clara, who have joined Clara’s husband as he attempts to regain his lost colonial possessions in the final period of the Haitian Revolution. In contrast to the frights she experiences in war-ridden Saint-Domingue, Mary dreams longingly of a stable home. This chapter analyzes the novel’s dichotomy of horrifying fear and happy dreams on the level of figurative language, composition, and literary geography. It argues that Secret History engages with the specific challenge of forging a North-American cultural identity. The chapter also explores Sansay’s use of the sentimental mode, showing that it is used to interrogate the humanity of friends and foes, enslaved and free.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | A Comparative Literary History of Modern Slavery : The Atlantic world and beyond |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Place of publication | Amsterdam |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Publication date | 2024 |
| Pages | 78-94 |
| Chapter | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789027218148 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789027246363 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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CLCS: Centre for the Study of the Literatures and Cultures of Slavery
Körber, L.-A. (Participant), Baggesgaard, M. A. (PI), Simonsen, K.-M. (Participant), Andersen, F. (Participant), Kjærgård, J. R. (Participant), Green Munk, A. (Participant), Pelckmans, L. (Participant) & Volder, S. (Participant)
01/09/2018 → …
Project: Research
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Reading Slavery - Comparative Studies of the Literature of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Kjærgård, J. R. (Participant), Andersen, F. (Participant), Simonsen, K.-M. (Participant), Carvalho, V. M. D. (Participant), Ladegaard, J. (Participant), Baggesgaard, M. A. (Project manager), Smed, S. J. (Participant) & Pelckmans, L. (Participant)
01/02/2015 → 23/09/2019
Project: Research