Sensibility and female poetic tradition, 1780-1860 : the legacy of Charlotte Smith / Claire Knowles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knowles, Claire
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Smith, Charlotte, > 1749-1806 > Influence.
English poetry > Women authors > History and criticism.
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
Emotions in literature.
Melancholy in literature.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Della Cruscans (English writers)
Physical Description:183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Understanding sensibility as performance: the Della Cruscans
  • Performing sincere sensibility: Charlotte Smith
  • The evolution of sensibility: Susan Evance
  • Fame and the limits of sensibility: Letitia Landon
  • Rejecting the script of sensibility: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  • Conclusion: reading female poetic tradition after Barrett Browning.