Théophilus Conneau
The Saga of a Tale
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 12003014 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Bruce L Mouser (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 1979 |
| Volumen | 6 |
| Páginas | 97-107 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | History in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0361-5413 • E-ISSN: 1558-2744 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3171742 |
| OpenAlex | W2259739107 |
| Idioma | FR |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 7 |
Rare has been the book on Africa that has acquired a history and become the subject of study in its own right. One such is the autobiography of Théophilus Conneau, a slave dealer of French and Italian background, who lived on the west coast of Africa during the 1830s and 1840s. Various accounts of Conneau's experiences in Guinea and Liberia have been translated into four languages, and were even incorporated into a successful novel in 1933, on which was based a motion picture. The latest version of Conneau's life story (and the occasion for this paper) was published as recently as 1976. Conneau's story first came to press in 1854 through the editorial assistance and skill of Brantz Mayer, a lecturer, author, and journalist of the Baltimore area, known principally for his writings about Latin America. Having obtained experience and contacts with publishers by editing manuscripts and letters, Mayer was a valuable asset to a new author in 1853. Recently discovered letters from Conneau to Mayer and Mayer's own account of the relationship between them suggest an interesting beginning for this literary enterprise. Conneau found himself in 1853 in Baltimore where he met James Hall, whom he had known previously in Liberia. Hall had been an enthusiastic supporter of the Maryland settlement for freed Blacks at Cape Palmas and had served as that settlement's first governor from 1833 to 1836. Concluding that Conneau's story of a repentant slave trader would be of value to the cause of anti-slavery and black emigration from the United States to Africa, Hall suggested that Conneau write his memoirs and introduced him to Mayer
Archaeology · Art history · Biography · Cape · Genealogy · Library science · Settlement (finance · Subject (documents · Supporter · African history and culture studies · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Classics · History
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,07 |
| Intervalo de citas | 1984 - 2010 (27) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |