Includes bibliographical references (pages 223 - 245) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The power of (poetic) promises -- Truth and reconciliation : the case of "the Monster Brandt" -- Romanticism and removal : Elias Boudinot, Felicia Hemans, and the Cherokee Phoenix -- Digressive diplomacy : George Copway and Byron's lines on the Rhine -- "Always build a fence around the king's word" : Sol Plaatje and The deserted village -- Petitions and repetitions : Rēweti Kōhere and the ashes of Byron and Macaulay -- Conclusion: Coming to terms with Romantic poetry.
Summary:
"Examines how Indigenous figures used British Romantic poetry in their interactions with settler governments and publics"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
SUNY series, studies in the long nineteenth century
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