Difference between revisions of "Letitia Elizabeth Landon"
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* another infanticide poem, like Hemans' [[Felicia Hemans#Casabianca | Casabianca]] | * another infanticide poem, like Hemans' [[Felicia Hemans#Casabianca | Casabianca]] | ||
* much more angry, skeptical and politically engaged than "Erinna" | * much more angry, skeptical and politically engaged than "Erinna" | ||
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| + | =Context= | ||
| + | *another professional woman poet, the only one other than [[Felicia Hemans]] who had to write to live | ||
| + | * more at [[Leighton 1992]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 27 October 2017
Poetry
"Erinna"
- prefiguring Aurora Leigh with a woman's voice contemplating what it means to be an artist, between Corinne and Aurora
- key stanza 53-77
"Infanticide in Madagascar"
- another infanticide poem, like Hemans' Casabianca
- much more angry, skeptical and politically engaged than "Erinna"
Context
- another professional woman poet, the only one other than Felicia Hemans who had to write to live
- more at Leighton 1992
