Metaphor and the Slave Trade in West African Literature

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Metaphor and the Slave Trade in West African Literature Metaphor and the Slave Trade in West African Literature LAURA T. MURPHY Ohio University Press Athens Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701 ohioswallow.com© 2012 by Ohio University Press All rights reserved To obtain permission to quote, reprint, or otherwise reproduce or distribute material from Ohio University Press publications, please contact our rights and permissions department at (740) 593-1154 or (740) 593-4536 (fax). Printed in the United States of America Ohio University Press books are printed on acid-free paper.∞ ™ 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Murphy, Laura (Laura T.) Metaphor and the slave trade in West African literature / Laura Murphy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8214-1995-3 (pb : alk. paper) 1. West African literature (English)—History and criticism. 2. Slave trade in literature. I. Title. PR9340.5.M87 2012 820.93580966—dc22 2011051426 ...