Romantic Literary Families (Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters)

The late eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of the literary family: a collaborative kinship network of family and friends that, by the end of the century, displayed characteristics of a nascent corporation. This book examines different models of collaboration within English literary families during the period 1760-1820. Beginning with the sibling model of Anna Barbauld and John Aikin, and concluding with the intergenerational model presented by the Godwins and the Shelleys, this study traces the conflict and cooperation that developed within and among literary families as they sought to leave their legacies on the English world of letters.--From publisher's description. Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 16 Commonly used Abbreviations......Page 18 1 Collaborative Dissent: Barbauld and Aikin's Sibling Pamphlets......Page 20 2 "The Aikin School": Adopting an Aesthetic......Page 48 3 Walking "Backwards And Forwards": The Wordsworths in 1802/1807......Page 72 4 Incorporating the Literary Family......Page 114 5 Generations: Conflict, Continuity, and the Genius Familiae......Page 154 Epilogue......Page 178 Appendix: "To Mrs. Barbauld, at Geneva"......Page 182 Notes......Page 186 Bibliography......Page 224 A......Page 236 B......Page 237 D......Page 238 I......Page 239 P......Page 240 S......Page 241 W......Page 242 Z......Page 243