Unsexing Petrarch: Charlotte Smith's Lessons in the Sonnet as a Social Medium

Critics who recognize a feminist strain in Smith sometimes underestimate or overlook her collusion with Petrarch, who is often read as a misogynist for objectifying Laura and denying her autonomy.4 Daniel Robinson, for example, has acknowledged that Smith's "extensive poetic conversation&q...

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