{"id":199115,"date":"2026-02-03T21:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/early-modern-literature-in-the-black-atlantic-world-penn-today\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:15:04","slug":"early-modern-literature-in-the-black-atlantic-world-penn-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/early-modern-literature-in-the-black-atlantic-world-penn-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Early modern literature in the Black Atlantic world &#8211; Penn Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>           2 min. read       <br \/>Alyssa Smith is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mceas.org\/\">McNeil Center for Early American Studies<\/a> consortium fellow at the McNeil Center and a Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Iowa. Her dissertation, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Requiem: Remembering the Renaissance Through the 18th-century Black Atlantic,\u201d observes the presence of early modern literature, and the British Empire more broadly, in the 18th-century Black Atlantic World.<br \/>\u201cI entered my program as an early modernist, focusing on race in early modern English dramatic literature and poetry. After taking two classes with professors who research early America, I was hooked and proposed exploring how Shakespeare remained a prominent figure throughout the 18th century in the colonies,\u201d says Smith. \u201cAfter finding examples of allusions to and appropriations of Shakespeare in Equiano\u2019s \u201cThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,\u201d I was curious to see if other early modern English authors also played a dominant role in the 18th-century literary landscape. From my research, I have found that there is evidence of early modern literary influences, and I argue that there was a strong desire to remain in proximity to the British Empire culturally and intellectually, despite the revolution.\u201d<br \/>As for her future research, \u201cI anticipate enjoying working with the papers of William and Samuel Vernon,\u201d says Smith. \u201cThe Vernon brothers were well-known businessmen in the slave trade and owned several ships that sailed across the Atlantic. I am most interested in their ship, named Othello, and want to learn more about these specific voyages.\u201d<br \/>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mceas.org\/news\/2026\/01\/06\/mceas-fellow-profile-alyssa-smith\">The McNeil Center<\/a>.<br \/>                                                 <span>From The McNeil Center for Early American Studies<\/span>                                                           <br \/>nocred<br \/>               Jan 28, 2026            <br \/>nocred<br \/>               Dec 18, 2025            <br \/>Despite the commonality of water and ice, says Penn physicist Robert Carpick, their physical properties are remarkably unique.<br \/>(Image: mustafahacalaki via Getty Images)<br \/>               Jan 23, 2026            <br \/>Organizations like Penn\u2019s Netter Center for Community Partnerships foster collaborations between Penn and public schools in the West Philadelphia community.<br \/>nocred<br \/>               Jan 29, 2026            <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilgFBVV95cUxOMjRyTVFjemF6M2Z1OVBSVVZ1Sm1JRllaNVJkSWdEWFkyUDN5UEE1SHM0MTQyR05zRjgtY2pXeTlTbk8tVVAyejlVVy1nZU01bklxT18wbVBtODlQdkJRdnBtVXhsSy14RHptMkJVTVJPcEZubG4yS2pqVlBWNkpyUDR3LWRTang0bC1qeXFTYnQySjRYX0E?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 min. read Alyssa Smith is a McNeil Center for Early American Studies consortium fellow at the McNeil Center and a Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Iowa. 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