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Description: | This is the title page of 'Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade' by James Montgomery and others, 1809. The illustration below the title features an allegory in a roundel.
During the 18th century, there was a dramatic change in the reading public as levels of literacy rose. Print culture was directed towards upper-class women and also the flourishing middle classes. Poetry was a very popular form of 18th-century literature, much of it characterized by emotive language and appeals to the heart. This style was harnessed by poets to plead the cause of abolition.
caption: Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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