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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Eliza Hamilton Dunlop : Writing from the Colonial Frontier
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'Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (1796–1880) arrived in Sydney in 1838 and became almost immediately notorious for her poem “The Aboriginal Mother,” written in response to the infamous Myall Creek massacre. She published more poetry in colonial newspapers during her lifetime, but for the century following her death her work was largely neglected. In recent years, however, critical interest in Dunlop has increased, in Australia and internationally and in a range of fields, including literary studies; settler, postcolonial and imperial studies; and Indigenous studies.

'This stimulating collection of essays by leading scholars considers Dunlop's work from a range of perspectives and includes a new selection of her poetry.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Sydney University Press , 2021 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
“Proud of Contributing Its Quota to the Original Literature of the Colony” : An Introduction to Eliza Hamilton Dunlop and Her Writing, Anna Johnston , Elizabeth Webby , single work criticism
The Poetry of the Archive : Locating Eliza Hamilton Dunlop, Anna Johnston , single work criticism
“Morning on Rostrevor Mountains” and the Making of Eliza Hamilton Dunlop, Duncan Wu , single work criticism
Imperial Feminism and “My Father’s Library” : Intellectual, Literary and Political Thought in Eliza Hamilton Dunlop’s Poetry, Katrina Hansord , single work criticism
Beyond Universalisms : Individuation, Race and Sentiment in Colonial New South Wales, Jason R. Rudy , single work criticism
Settlement Defiled : Ventriloquy, Pollution and Nature in Eliza Hamilton Dunlops' 'The Aboriginal Mother', Peter Minter , single work criticism
Eliza Hamilton Dunlop, Irish and Colonial Melodist : Her Songs for Music and Collaborations with Isaac Nathan, Graeme Skinner , single work criticism
Unmapping the Mulla : Dunlop and the Villa on Wollombi Brook, Jim Wafer , single work criticism
Fort Hamilton, Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry
Morning : On Rostrevor Mountain, in Ulster, Irelandi"'Tis Morning!, from their heather bed", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , extract poetry
The Brothersi"He knelt beside a brother's bed-", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry
The Aboriginal Mother (from Myall's Creek) The Aboriginal Motheri"Oh! hush thee - hush my baby,", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry
The Irish Nurse, to a Foster Child, Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry
I Bless Thy Shores, Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry
Go Dia Leat Slan "The fragrant westwind sighs -" Songs of an Exile : Go Dia Leat Slan (Irish Song)i"The fragrant and west-wind sighs", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry
The Eagle Chiefi"Hark to the sound! along the green hill side,", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , Isaac Nathan (composer), single work lyric/song
Star of the South : An Australian National Melodyi"Hail star of the south Australasia advance", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , Isaac Nathan (composer), single work lyric/song
The Aboriginal Father : A Native Song of the Maneroo Tribe The Aboriginal Fatheri"The shadow on thy brow my child", Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work lyric/song
Dirge of Rosetta Nathan, Eliza Hamilton Dunlop , single work poetry
"Our home is the gibber-gunyah," Native Poetryi"Nung-Ngnun", Wullati , Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (translator), single work poetry

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

[Review] Eliza Hamilton Dunlop: Writing from the Colonial Frontier Sarah Comyn , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 46 no. 3 2022; (p. 389-390)

— Review of Eliza Hamilton Dunlop : Writing from the Colonial Frontier 2021 anthology criticism poetry

'Best known for her “crying mother” poem written in response to the Myall Creek massacre in 1838, the Anglo-Irish poet Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (1796–1880) is a transcolonial figure with familial, literary and political connections to Ireland, India and Australia. Raised by her paternal grandmother in Ireland, her father worked as an attorney in India (where she would travel in her 20s), while her second husband, David Dunlop, was deeply involved in progressive Ulster politics before becoming the police magistrate in Wollombi and Macdonald River in New South Wales. This new edited collection by Anna Johnston and Elizabeth Webby addresses the scholarly lacunae on Dunlop, shifting the dominance of readings of “The Aboriginal Mother” (1838) in favour of emphasising the transcolonialism of Dunlop’s writing and embedding her work within a global print network.' (Introduction)

[Review] Eliza Hamilton Dunlop: Writing from the Colonial Frontier Sarah Comyn , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 46 no. 3 2022; (p. 389-390)

— Review of Eliza Hamilton Dunlop : Writing from the Colonial Frontier 2021 anthology criticism poetry

'Best known for her “crying mother” poem written in response to the Myall Creek massacre in 1838, the Anglo-Irish poet Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (1796–1880) is a transcolonial figure with familial, literary and political connections to Ireland, India and Australia. Raised by her paternal grandmother in Ireland, her father worked as an attorney in India (where she would travel in her 20s), while her second husband, David Dunlop, was deeply involved in progressive Ulster politics before becoming the police magistrate in Wollombi and Macdonald River in New South Wales. This new edited collection by Anna Johnston and Elizabeth Webby addresses the scholarly lacunae on Dunlop, shifting the dominance of readings of “The Aboriginal Mother” (1838) in favour of emphasising the transcolonialism of Dunlop’s writing and embedding her work within a global print network.' (Introduction)

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