ABSTRACT

Focussing on a selection of the poems from the 1823 Académie Française's Prix de Poésie, which had for its title l'Abolition de la traite des noirs, this article will explore the key imagery underpinning representations of slavery and arguments for abolition at the time, answering the critical neglect of antislavery poetry and bringing fresh insight to our understanding of the perceptions and representations of early nineteenth-century slavery. Using postcolonial theory, I will interrogate and problematise the narratives the poets have reproduced, as well as analyse the development of abolitionist discourse over the course of the early nineteenth century.

中文翻译：

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反奴隶制的先驱者：重新评估1823年的法国学院诗歌比赛

摘要

侧重于选择从1823年法兰西学院的诗歌的大奖Poésie，这有它的标题L'废除德拉TRAITE德比诺，本文将探讨的关键图像的时候托换废除奴隶制的陈述和论证回答了对反奴隶制诗歌的严重忽视，并为我们对19世纪初期奴隶制的观念和表现形式的理解提供了新的见解。我将使用后殖民理论来质疑和质疑诗人所再现的叙事，以及分析废奴主义话语在19世纪初期的发展。