The Life and Poems of a Cuban Slave

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 1-36

3. Poems, Written in Slavery &c. &c. &c.

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-40

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   2. Preface

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 41-43

   3. The Slave-Trade Merchant; A Poem

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 45-53

   4. The Sugar Estate; A Poem

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 55-75

   5. Life of the Negro Poet

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 77-99

   6. Poems, Written in Slavery, by Juan----

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 101-113

   7. A Specimen of Inedited Cuban Poems

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 115-116

   8. Appendix

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 117-197

   9. Manzano’s Poems in the Original Spanish

      • Edward J. Mullen

      Pages 199-202

4. Back Matter

   Pages 203-221

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This is a revised second edition of Edward Mullen's landmark scholarly presentation of Juan Francisco Manazo's autobiography and poetry. Taking into account the extensive scholarship that has accrued in the intervening decades, this is an accessible, essential resource for scholars and students of Caribbean literatures.

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"Edward Mullen's pioneering edition of the first English translation of the autobiography of the enslaved Cuban poet Juan Manzano by British abolitionist Richard Robert Madden introduced generations of scholars to the tremendous pan-Atlantic reach of the story of Manzano's struggle to create a space of freedom through his writing. Professor Mullen's excellent introduction and editorial interventions make this new edition a testament to the enduring relevance of this story, and major contribution to the fields of Atlantic Studies, Afro-Hispanic Studies, and Cuban, British, and Irish literatures." - Joselyn M. Almeida, Associate Professor of English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

"Mullen's Palgrave edition of Richard Robert Madden's Poems by a Slave in the Island of Cuba is an indispensable tool for scholars and students across the disciplines. He writes a thorough and carefully researched introduction that takes the reader on a journey through nineteenth-century Cuban history, highlighting Juan Francisco Manzano's autobiography and poems and Madden's life and translation of the slave-poet's writings." - William Luis, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Spanish, Vanderbilt University, USA

Edward J. Mullen is Professor Emeritus of Spanish at the University of Missouri, USA.

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