The American Indian in English literature of the eighteenth century
Type
Book
Authors
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1968
Publisher
Pages
223
Subject
Indigenous peoples in literature
Tags
English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism, Indigenous peoples -- History -- Colonial period ca. 1600-1775, Indigenous peoples -- History -- Colonial period ca. 1600-1775 -- Historiography, English literature -- American influences, Exoticism in literature, Indigenous peoples in literature, English literature -- 18th century
Abstract
"A study of the literature of the noble savage, marking the century's exalted appreciation of the "uncivilized." The work culminates with a view of the idealized Indian, as he reflected the romantics' philosophical theories about primitive life and their admiration for the uncorrupted state of nature, and as hew was representative of the current of thought and feeling commonly known as the romantic movement."--Book jacket.
Description
ix, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Biblio Notes
Contents:
The Indian as represented by historians and travelers --
Theories of savage life and the state of nature --
Civilization as seen by the savage --
The Indian in fiction --
The Indian in drama --
The Indian in poetry --
The Four Indian Kings --
How a beautiful lady conquered one of the Indian kings --
The lady's answer to the Indian king's request.
Includes index.
The Indian as represented by historians and travelers --
Theories of savage life and the state of nature --
Civilization as seen by the savage --
The Indian in fiction --
The Indian in drama --
The Indian in poetry --
The Four Indian Kings --
How a beautiful lady conquered one of the Indian kings --
The lady's answer to the Indian king's request.
Includes index.
Number of Copies
1
