Discuss the ways in which either Anna Letitia Barbauld or Mary Robinson write poems that are i) unique to their experiences as women, and ii) implicitly or explicitly suspicious of the claim that the experiences described by their male counterparts are “universal.”
Women poets from the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century often appear less interested either in reproducing the “Romantic” ideals of their male counterparts, or accepting assumed universal ideals. Discuss the ways in which either Anna Letitia Barbauld or Mary Robinson write poems that are i) unique to their experiences as women, and ii) … Read more