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Summary:

"Examines how Indigenous figures used British Romantic poetry in their interactions with settler governments and publics"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of 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.

Author/Creator:

Hessell, Nikki , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Sensitive negotiations: indigenous diplomacy and British Romantic poetry [by Hessell, N.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Sensitive Negotiations [by Hessell, N.] (Albany : State University of New York Press,c2021 — ISBN 9781438484761)

Related Series:

SUNY Series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century Ser.

Subjects:

English poetry — 19th century — History and criticism

Politics and literature — Great Britain — History — 19th century

Indigenous peoples — Government relations

Diplomacy — Language

Great Britain — Foreign relations — 19th century

Politics and culture — Great Britain — History — 19th century

Romanticism — Great Britain

1800-1899

Politics and literature

Indigenous peoples

Diplomacy

Diplomatic relations

Politics and culture

Romanticism

English poetry

Great Britain

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

PR590 .H47 2021eb

ISBNs:

143848478X (electronic bk.)
9781438484785 (electronic bk.)

OCLC Numbers:

1262367471