The Longman Anthology of British Literature, Volume 2A: The Romantics and Their Contemporaries (4th Edition)

A fresh approach to the study of Romantic Literature edited by scholars in the field. This volume presents extensive selections from a wide range of underrepresented female writers like Mary Wollstonecraft, Dorothy Wordsworth, and Mary Robinson. “Perspectives” sections shed light on the period as a whole. Examples include a “Perspectives” section on “The Wollstonecraft Controversy and the Rights of Women” and on “Popular Prose and the Problems of Authorship”