Global Captivities: Robert Knox's An Historical Relation of Ceylon and the New England Captivity Narrative Tradition

Author: Yothers, Brian¹

Source: Journeys, Volume 8, Numbers 1-2, Summer/Winter 2007 , pp. 41-55(15)

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Abstract:

Robert Knox's An Historical Relation of Ceylon (1681) has not been afforded the same critical attention as seventeenth-century captivity narratives from the Americas. This article suggests that considering Knox's work alongside American captivity narratives can help to suggest a more global, comparative approach to the study of captivity, colonialism, and cross-cultural negotiations.

Keywords: CAPTIVITY NARRATIVE; CEYLON; SRI LANKA; GLOBAL; AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM; NATIVE AMERICANS; COLONIALISM; POSTCOLONIALISM; ORIENTALISM; CROSS-CULTURAL; AMERICAN LITERATURE; BRITISH LITERATURE; COMPARATIVE LITERATURE; SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE; TRAVEL WRITING

DOI: 10.3167/jys.2007.08010203

Affiliations: 1: Department of English, University of Texas at El Paso

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