Emily Bronte， Mary Shelley，Mary Wollstonecraft，Dorothy Wordsworth

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I think Mary Wollstonecraft’s selection from The Vindication of the Rights of Women is a complex piece. What are some of the main points that you think Wollstonecraft is trying to make in her text? Be specific and refer to details of the essay. （200 words）

Mary Wollstonecraft, from Vindication of the Rights of Woman: pages 1131 – 1140:


Dorothy Wordsworth did not write with the intention of being published. Why was she published, and why is her literature important?200 words

Dorothy Wordsworth: Excerpts from The Grasmere Journal (4 pages: sorry for 4 different documents):


After reading about Mary Shelley and reading her introduction of Frankenstein, why do you think she’s an important writer to study in the history of women’s literature? Why do you think her novel is so beloved and so controversial?（200 words）

Mary Shelley:


My lecture is about the Bronte family, and I had you read a selection of just Emily Bronte’s poetry. What are your reactions to E. Bronte’s poems? How do you compare them with some of the other literature we have read so far ? Be specific and refer to details of the literature!（200 words）

Emily Bronte:1. [Alone I sat; the summer day] by Emily Bronte

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