Equiano’s Shipwreck: Insurance, Risk and Peril in Plantationocene Oceans.
The article explores Olaudah Equiano's depiction of maritime disaster in his Interesting Narrative, particularly focusing on the shipwreck of the Nancy in 1767. It examines how Equiano's narrative intersects with maritime insurance law, highlighting themes of risk, peril, and the complex relationshi...
| Publicado en: | Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation Vol. 63; no. 3/4; pp. 275 - 294 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Fall/Winter2022
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| Sumario: | The article explores Olaudah Equiano's depiction of maritime disaster in his Interesting Narrative, particularly focusing on the shipwreck of the Nancy in 1767. It examines how Equiano's narrative intersects with maritime insurance law, highlighting themes of risk, peril, and the complex relationship between human agency and natural forces in the context of slavery and colonialism. |
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