1. Keats’ ‘Wild Indian Leaf’.
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Gourlay, Alexander S.
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POETRY (Literary form) , *LITERARY criticism , *INDIANS (Asians) in literature , *PAPER -- History - Abstract
The article offers poetry criticism of the unfinished poem "The Fall of Hyperion: A Dream," by John Keats, focusing on his use of the term wild Indian leaf. It is said that tree leaves were used as paper in India and that Keats would likely have used the word savage to refer to East Indians rather than to Native Americans.
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- 2012
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