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Author:

Hessell, Nikki, author.

Title:

Sensitive negotiations : indigenous diplomacy and British Romantic poetry / Nikki Hessell.

Publisher:

State University of New York Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xv, 254 pages; 24 cm.

Subject:

1800-1899
English poetry--19th century--History and criticism.
Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Indigenous peoples--Government relations.
Diplomacy--Language.
Politics and culture--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Romanticism--Great Britain.
History.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomacy--Language.
English poetry.
Indigenous peoples--Government relations.
Politics and culture.
Politics and literature.
Romanticism.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--19th century.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

1438484763
9781438484761
1438484771
9781438484778

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1229029735

LCCN:

2020048370

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)