Catherine Ingrassia, “Emma, Slavery, and Cultures of Captivity”

This essay examines the theme of captivity in Emma in reference to British domestic settings as well as to the global slave trade. The many coded representations of slavery in Emma, Catherine Ingrassia argues, show readers the widespread impact of the Regency era’s “culture of captivity” and of “human commodification,” particularly its impact on women.

Catherine Ingrassia, “Emma, Slavery, and Cultures of Captivity”