Feminine Sensibility and Melancholia in Charlotte Smith’s “To Melancholy”

The culture of sensibility is a specific cultural, social, and medical phenomenon during the eighteenth century, which has affected romantic poetry as well. It has also associated with the concept of melancholia, which is well pronounced in Charlotte Smith’s works. Accordingly, this article is going to look at the subject of feminine sensibility and melancholia in “To Melancholy” from Smith’s Elegiac Sonnets (۱۷۸۴). It argues that, Smith portrays the melancholic female poet of eighteenth century as a rational poet, regardless of all senstimental factors used in her poetry. The results clarifies the importance of sensibility and the concept of melancholia in the development of poetry written by female writers of the century.

کلیدواژه ها:

Sensibility ، Melancholia ، Female poets ، Charlotte Smith ، To Melancholy