Vigne Thomas Pringle

South African pioneer, poet and abolitionist
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-78204-032-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

A fine biography. [It] is a most satisfying book and an important contribution to South African scholarship. CAPE TIMES

Scottish poet, fighter for human rights in the Cape Colony, and abolitionist, reveals the role this key Enlightenment figure played in Africa and Britain.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vigne, Randolph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface - Author's Note - I SCOTLAND: BORDER FARM TO LITERARY EDINBURGH (1789-1820)
The Elfin Band
Edinburgh: the Shallows
Edinburgh: at the Flood
A Long, a Last Adieu! - II THE CAPE FRONTIER: PIONEER, SETTLER LEADER (1820-1821)
Settler Leader: Arrival
At Glen Lynden
Beyond Glen Lynden - III CAPE TOWN & GENADENDAL: THE STAND AGAINST POWER (1822-1825)
Westward
'An Arrant Dissenter'
Vale of Grace
On the Frontier: the Final Year - IV THE FRONTIER, KARROO: RURAL RETREAT & THE 'GREAT CAUSE' (1825-1826)
Return to Glen Lynden
Karroo Turning Point
Last Months at Eildon
Return of the Settler - V LONDON LITERARY LIFE & THE ANTI-SLAVERY CAMPAIGN (1826-1833)
London Journalist & Editor
The Literary Life & Cape Achievements
Emancipation & After - VI SCOTLAND & HIGHGATE: A POET RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS & LAST WORKS (1830-1834)
'A Little Doctoring'
African Sketches: Responses
On Scottish Ground
Journey's End