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Understanding Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents

xiv, 210 pages ; 24 cm A collection of thirty primary documents and commentary that provide insight into the historical, social, and cultural contexts of Jamaica Kincaid's 1985 novel "Annie John," with study questions, topics for research papers, and lists of further reading Includes bibliographical references and index Literary analysis of Annie John: Coming of age in Antigua -- Historical context: Slavery and its aftermath -- From: Letters from Antigua (1789) -- the history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave, narrated by herself (1831) / Mary Prince -- A genuine narrative of the intended co…