The “Indian Problem” in Elaine Goodale Eastman’s Authorship

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Author	Robbins, Sarah Ruffing
Copyright Year	2014
Description	This chapter explores Harper's abolitionist poetry through the two competing critical lenses of the New Critic and of the New Historicist to determine not only how and why her writing is worthy of attention today, but also to show that context and form are often determinedly linked in the conversation. In the interchange among religion, sentiment, and politics, women made apt teachers because of their experience as moral guardians. Harper's most anthologized poem, 'The Slave Mother', is a testament to how sentimentality and didacticism can be personally, socially, and historically transformative. Harper's abolitionist poetry in particular showcases a public persona that was informed by the value of education, by the visual iconography being circulated at the time, and by her personal voice, which was not always as conforming in nature as we might initially believe. The author's impressive oeuvre of verse warrants more scrutiny because it allows us to witness how Harper negotiates didacticism, imagination, and subversiveness. Book Name: Romantic Education in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
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Ending Page	207
Page Count	16
Starting Page	192
DOI	10.4324/9781315770239-12
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2014-12-05
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Romantic Education in Nineteenth-century American Literature Conforming Didacticism New Critic Harper's Abolitionist Poetry Impressive Oeuvre
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter