Amazing Grace
An Anthology of Poems About Slavery, 1660-1810
Edited by
James G. Basker
 Bringing together more than 400 poems and poetic excerpts on slavery by writers
both famous and unknown, this landmark anthology charts the emergence of slavery
in the collective consciousness of the English-speaking world.
"The poems hit home... This huge collection is not likely to be eclipsed."
—Publishers Weekly
"Essential... Reading through this rich and
handsome volume is both eye opening and pleasurable."—Ann Cline Kelly, The East-Central Intelligencer
"A big, moving book, vital reading for any student
of the subject, but also an illuminating insight into man's insoluble mix of the
divine and the diabolical."—Hugo Worthy, Antiquarian Book Review
About The Author
James G. Basker is Ann Whitney
Olin Professor of English, Barnard College, Columbia University.
Amazing Grace
An Anthology of Poems About Slavery, 1660-1810
Edited by James G. Basker
Price: $27.00
ISBN: 0-300-10757-9
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