Download or read book Mary Robinson and the Genesis of Romanticism written by Ashley Cross and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.