The Poetry of Mary Robinson: Form and Fame (Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters)

Once celebrated as 'the English Sappho,' Mary Robinson was a major figure in British Romanticism. This volume offers comprehensive study of Robinson's achievement as a poet, a professional writer, a formative influence on the Romantic movement, and a participant in the literary, political, and social scene of the late 1700s. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: The Wreath of Fame....Pages 1-14 Bell’s Laureates I: Robinson’s Avatars and the Della Crusca Network....Pages 15-61 Bell’s Laureates II: ... So Goes the World....Pages 63-110 The English Sappho and the Legitimate Sonnet....Pages 111-152 Stuart’s Laureates I: Poets and Politics Perplext....Pages 153-195 Stuart’s Laureates II: A Woman of Undoubted Genius....Pages 197-242 Back Matter....Pages 243-287 Once celebrated as ""the English Sappho,"" Mary Robinson was a major figure in British Romanticism. This volume offers a comprehensive study of Robinson's achievement as a poet, professional writer, formative influence on the Romantic movement, and a participant in the literary, political, and social scene of the late 1700s