Brown Romantics

Poetry and Nationalism in the Global Nineteenth Century

By (author) Manu Samriti Chander

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Publication date:

23 June 2017

Length of book:

144 pages

Publisher

Bucknell University Press

ISBN-13: 9781611488227

Brown Romantics: Poetry and Nationalism in the Global Nineteenth Century proceeds from the conviction that it is high time for the academy in general and scholars of European Romanticism to acknowledge the extensive international impact of Romantic poetry. Chander demonstrates the importance of Romantic notions of authorship to such poets as Henry Derozio (India), Egbert Martin (Guyana), and Henry Lawson (Australia), using the work of these poets, each prominent in the national cultural of his own country, to explain the crucial role that the Romantic myth of the poet qua legislator plays in the development of nationalist movements across the globe. The first study of its kind, Brown Romantics examines how each of these authors develop poetic means of negotiating such key issues as colonialism, immigration, race, and ethnicity.

Introduction: World Literature and World Legislation
Chapter 1: Henry Derozio and the Beginnings of Indian Romanticism
Chapter 2: Christian Romanticism in British Guiana: The Case of Egbert Martin
Chapter 3: Henry Lawson and the Legacy of Romantic Sympathy
Chapter 4: Conclusion: Brown Keats
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

This book has already provided a focal point for a new direction in Romantic studies, as emerging research clusters around its central claims. There’s no doubt that it will be looked back upon as a landmark work in Romantic studies.