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Prison Narratives from Boethius to Zana critically examines selected works of writers, from the sixth century to the twenty-first century, who were imprisoned for their beliefs. Chapters explore figures' lives, provide close analyses of their works, and offer contextualization of their prison writings.
Contents
Introduction; Philip Edward Phillips and John R. Vile 1. Boethius, the Prisoner, and The Consolation of Philosophy ; Philip Edward Phillips 2. 'For This was Drawyn by a Knyght Presoner': Sir Thomas Malory and Le Morte Darthur ; Amy S. Kaufman 3. The Self-Incriminator: John Lilburne, the Star Chamber, and the English Origins of American Liberty; Robb McDaniel 4. John Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress, and Nonconformist Prison Literature; Brett Hudson 5. Henry David Thoreau and the Principle of Passive Resistance; Tom Strawman 6. The Radicalization of Louise Michel; Nancy Sloan Goldberg 7. 'From Prison to People': How Women Jailed for Suffrage Inscribed Their Prison Experience upon the American Public; Jane Marcellus 8. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: An Exemplar of Costly Discipleship in Action; John R. Vile 9. 'The Jail House is Full of Blues': Lead Belly's Prison Pleas; Mark Allan Jackson 10. The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the African American Quest for Freedom and Literacy; Laura Dubek 11. Mehdi Zana and the Struggle for Kurdish Ethnic Identity; Kari Neely
