Persistent State Weakness in the Global Age

Tracing the development of the sonnet during intense moments of change and stability, continuity and conflict, from the early Romantic period to the end of the nineteenth century, Marianne Van Remoortel pays particular attention to the role of the popular press. As she highlights the intricately related issues of genre and gender, Van Remoortel offers readers innovative readings of sonnet sequences by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Meredity, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Augusta Webster.