Critical Study of Rowson's 'Slaves in Algiers; or, A Struggle for Freedom'

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Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Literature - Africa, grade: 14/20, University Hassan II. Casablanca, course: Cultural History of Moroccan American Relations, language: English, abstract: This essay tries to shed light on the hidden relationship between literature and ideology. It focuses more specifically on captivity narratives, which were once one of the most important literary writings vis-a-vis their impact on shaping people's opinion on the one hand but also on influencing the decision-makings in the political arena on the other hand. The piece of 'literature' that this essays examines is called: Slaves in Algiers; Or, A Struggle for Freedom by Susanna Rowson.

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