Mary Robinson and the Genesis of Romanticism: Literary Dialogues and Debts, 1784–1821

Mary Robinson and the Genesis of Romanticism: Literary Dialogues and Debts, 1784–1821
ISBN-10
1315466112
ISBN-13
9781315466118
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2016-08-19
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Ashley Cross

Description

First coming to prominence as an actress and scandalous celebrity, Mary Robinson created an identity for herself as a Romantic poet and novelist in the 1790s. Through a series of literary dialogues with established writers, Robinson put herself at the center of Romantic literary culture as observer, participant, and creator. Cross argues that Robinson’s dialogues shaped the nature of Romantic writing both in content and form and influenced second-generation Romantics. These dialogues further establish the idea of Romantic discourse as essentially interactive and conversational, not the work of original geniuses working in isolation, and positions Robinson as a central player in its genesis.

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