Discursive conflic in Benito Cerenonoble savage vs. Wild Man

  1. Benito Sánchez, Jesús
Revista:
Miscelánea: A journal of english and american studies

ISSN: 1137-6368

Any de publicació: 1994

Número: 15

Pàgines: 37-52

Tipus: Article

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Resum

This article departs from the classical controversy on whether Melville's auythoritative point of view in "Benito Cereno" can be discerned. Taking for granted the impossibility to ascertain Melville's position with regards to slavery, this article proposes to analyze Delano's rendering of the story. This analysis uncovers the discursive conflict generated by the existence of two contradictory images of the black man -as Noble Savage and as Wild Man- deployed by Delano.

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