To Toussaint Louverture - poem by Wordsworth
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The sonnet, To Toussaint Louverture by british poet William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 Cockermouth, Cumberland – April 13, 1850) gives an example of how closely Toussaint Louverture's actions and later imprisonment by the French at Fort de Joux, were followed around the world.
TO TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE TOUSSAINT, the most unhappy of men! |
created 1802, ~August 1-29; published 1803, Morning Post, London, February 2, 1803
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See also
- The Last Days Of Toussaint L'Ouverture - account of a 1859 visit to Fort de Joux. Includes: Post-mortem Examination of Toussaint L'Ouverture.
- Theater review: The Lion in Captivity - play dealing with Toussaint Louverture's harsh imprisonment at Fort de Joux.
- An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti - excerpts portraying Toussaint Louverture.
- The History and Present Condition of St. Domingo (1837) - Excerpt of 1837 book about Toussaint Louverture and his contemporaries in the Haitian Revolution.
- Fort de Joux - French prison in which Toussaint Louverture died.
- Letter by the French Minister of the Marine to the Commandant at Fort de Joux - 1802 letter specifying the conditions under which Toussaint should be held captive.
- Toussaint letter to Napoléon from Fort de Joux - 1802 letter from Toussaint's cell at Fort de Joux.
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References
- Wordsworth, William. The Complete Poetical Works. London: Macmillan and Co., 1888; Bartleby.com, 1999. www.bartleby.com/145/. [Date of access: November 9, 2005].
- Mary Persyn: The Sublime Turn Away from Empire: Wordsworth's Encounter with Colonial Slavery, 1802 [Date of access: November 9, 2005
- Dietrich H. Fischer: William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850) A Selection - English and German [Date of access: November 9, 2005
- Wikipedia contributors (2006). William Wordsworth. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:25, February 20, 2006 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Wordsworth&oldid=38943415.