1st Edition

The Life and Work of Adelaide Procter Poetry, Feminism and Fathers

By Gill Gregory Copyright 1998
305 Pages
by Routledge

305 Pages
by Routledge

305 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998, this volume follows the life and work of Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), one of the most important 19 th -century women poets to be reassessed by literary critics in recent years. She was a significant figure in the Victorian literary landscape. A poet (who outsold most writers bar Tennyson), a philanthropist and Roman Catholic convert, Procter committed herself to the... Read more

1. Adelaide Procter (1825-1864). 2. Spiritual Authority: John Keble. 3. Poetic Authority: Robert Browning. 4. Paternal Authority: Bryan Procter. 5. Editorial Authority: Charles Dickens. 6. Conclusion: ‘The Inner Chamber’.

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