The Resource The captive of the Castle of Sennaar : an African tale, in two parts, by George Cumberland ; edited by G.E. Bentley, Jr
The captive of the Castle of Sennaar : an African tale, in two parts, by George Cumberland ; edited by G.E. Bentley, Jr
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- Summary
- The first part, set on an island in central Africa among descendants of classical Greek civilization, was printed in 1789 but immediately suppressed by Cumberland. A passage describing society everywhere except on the utopian island as oligarchic and unjust was deemed by his lawyer to be potentially seditious; the novel was only published a decade later, and then in revised form. The second part, set in central Africa's Mountains of the Moon among descendants of followers of a fourth-century Christian heretic, is published here for the first time. Cumberland was a widely cultivated and deeply humane dilettante. A poet, painter, distinguished collector of prints and shells, and scientific inventor, he was passionately concerned with the reform of politics and society. He was also friends with some of the best authors and painters of his time, including William Blake, who encouraged Cumberland's ideals. Bentley describes the similarities between Blake's radical analysis of society and his early ideas on free love, sexuality, slavery, natural religion, and energy and the ideals Cumberland espouses in The Captive of the Castle of Sennaar. Bentley provides historical and geographical appendixes, textual and commentary notes, and a comparison of Cumberland's work to Simon Berington's The Memoirs of Signor Gaudentino di Lucca. Bentley's edition of The Captive of the Castle of Sennaar will be of interest to Blake scholars and to students and scholars of utopian literature and late eighteenth-century and Romantic literature and culture
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (liii, 361 pages)
- Contents
-
- pt. 1. The Sophians
- pt. 2. The reformed
- Isbn
- 9780773562356
- Label
- The captive of the Castle of Sennaar : an African tale, in two parts
- Title
- The captive of the Castle of Sennaar
- Title remainder
- an African tale, in two parts
- Statement of responsibility
- by George Cumberland ; edited by G.E. Bentley, Jr
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The first part, set on an island in central Africa among descendants of classical Greek civilization, was printed in 1789 but immediately suppressed by Cumberland. A passage describing society everywhere except on the utopian island as oligarchic and unjust was deemed by his lawyer to be potentially seditious; the novel was only published a decade later, and then in revised form. The second part, set in central Africa's Mountains of the Moon among descendants of followers of a fourth-century Christian heretic, is published here for the first time. Cumberland was a widely cultivated and deeply humane dilettante. A poet, painter, distinguished collector of prints and shells, and scientific inventor, he was passionately concerned with the reform of politics and society. He was also friends with some of the best authors and painters of his time, including William Blake, who encouraged Cumberland's ideals. Bentley describes the similarities between Blake's radical analysis of society and his early ideas on free love, sexuality, slavery, natural religion, and energy and the ideals Cumberland espouses in The Captive of the Castle of Sennaar. Bentley provides historical and geographical appendixes, textual and commentary notes, and a comparison of Cumberland's work to Simon Berington's The Memoirs of Signor Gaudentino di Lucca. Bentley's edition of The Captive of the Castle of Sennaar will be of interest to Blake scholars and to students and scholars of utopian literature and late eighteenth-century and Romantic literature and culture
- Cataloging source
- UAB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1754-1848
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cumberland, George
- Dewey number
- 823/.6
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- PR4519.C85
- LC item number
- C37 1991eb
- Literary form
- novels
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1930-2017
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Bentley, G. E.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- English literature
- Folklore
- FICTION
- FICTION
- English literature
- Folklore
- Africa
- Label
- The captive of the Castle of Sennaar : an African tale, in two parts, by George Cumberland ; edited by G.E. Bentley, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. The Sophians -- pt. 2. The reformed
- Control code
- 144142628
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (liii, 361 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773562356
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portrait
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt12k7mhn
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)144142628
- Label
- The captive of the Castle of Sennaar : an African tale, in two parts, by George Cumberland ; edited by G.E. Bentley, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. The Sophians -- pt. 2. The reformed
- Control code
- 144142628
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (liii, 361 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773562356
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portrait
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt12k7mhn
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)144142628
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