Haitian Revolutionary Fictions

Synopsis

Haitian Revolutionary Fictions: An Anthology (University of Virginia Press), edited by Marlene L Daut, Grégory Pierrot, and Marion C. Rohrleitner, is a groundbreaking collection of 18th- and 19th-century fiction, poetry, and drama inspired by the Haitian Revolution. Two hundred excerpts, from texts originally written in multiple languages, show how generations of writers tackled the themes and characters of one of the defining events of modern history. Celebrated authors like Alexandre Dumas and William Wordsworth mingle with less famous contemporaries from Europe, North and South America, and Haiti itself.