Mary Robinson and the Genesis of Romanticism

Mary Robinson and the Genesis of Romanticism

Author: Ashley Cross

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-08-19

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1315466120

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Originally coming to prominence as an actress and scandalous celebrity, Mary Robinson created an identity for herself as a poet and novelist of the Romantic school. Cross argues that Robinson’s dialogues shaped the nature of Romantic verse and went on to influence second-generation Romantics such as Christina Rossetti and Alfred Lord Tennyson.