A new critical edition of Toussaint Louverture, the play written by the Trinidadian intellectual and activist C. L. R. James in 1934, performed at London's Westminster Theatre in 1936, and then presumed lost until its rediscovery in 2005.
A new critical edition of Toussaint Louverture, the play written by the Trinidadian intellectual and activist C. L. R. James in 1934, performed at London's Westminster Theatre in 1936, and then presumed lost until its rediscovery in 2005.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
C. L. R. James (1901–89) was a Trinidadian historian, novelist, activist, and cultural and political critic. He wrote many books, including a seminal cultural study of cricket, Beyond a Boundary, which is also published by Duke University Press. Christian Høgsbjerg is a historian who lectures at Leeds Metropolitan University.
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Foreword / Laurent Dubois vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction / Christian Høgsbjerg 1 Editorial Note / Christian Høgsbjerg 41 Author's Note (1936) / C. L. R. James 45 Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History The Complete Playscript (1934) 47 Act II, Scene I, of Toussaint Louverture (1936) 135 The Production and Performance of Toussaint Louverture Notices 155 The Programme (1936) 160 Reviews 164 Appendix "The Intelligence of the Negro" / C. L. R. James 189 "A Century of Freedom" / C. L. R. James 199 "Slavery Today: A Shocking Exposure" / C. L. R. James 206 "I Want Negro Culture" / Paul Robeson 212 "'Civilising' the 'Blacks': Why Britain Needs to Maintain Her African Possessions" / C. L. R. James 214 Letter from George Padmore to Dr. Alain Locke 217 ["The Maverick Club"] / C. L. R. James 218 "A Unique Personality" / C. L. R. James 219 "Paul Robeson" / C. L. R. James 221
Foreword / Laurent Dubois vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction / Christian Høgsbjerg 1 Editorial Note / Christian Høgsbjerg 41 Author's Note (1936) / C. L. R. James 45 Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History The Complete Playscript (1934) 47 Act II, Scene I, of Toussaint Louverture (1936) 135 The Production and Performance of Toussaint Louverture Notices 155 The Programme (1936) 160 Reviews 164 Appendix "The Intelligence of the Negro" / C. L. R. James 189 "A Century of Freedom" / C. L. R. James 199 "Slavery Today: A Shocking Exposure" / C. L. R. James 206 "I Want Negro Culture" / Paul Robeson 212 "'Civilising' the 'Blacks': Why Britain Needs to Maintain Her African Possessions" / C. L. R. James 214 Letter from George Padmore to Dr. Alain Locke 217 ["The Maverick Club"] / C. L. R. James 218 "A Unique Personality" / C. L. R. James 219 "Paul Robeson" / C. L. R. James 221
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