"Wit so rare and grace so peerless": The Collaborative Construction of Frances Sargent Osgood's Public Image

Author

Madeline V. Benjamin, College of William and MaryFollow

Date Thesis Awarded

4-2014

Access Type

Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only

Degree Name

Bachelors of Arts (BA)

Department

English

Advisor

Elizabeth Barnes

Committee Members

Melanie Dawson

Karin Wulf

Abstract

Frances Sargent Osgood was a prolific and immensely popular poet in mid-nineteenth century America whose career reflected the cultural implications of female poets publishing during her time period. Through an exploration of the Poetess figure, this work examines the way Osgood's career and work shaped and were shaped by her relationship to her readers, critics, and the literary world at large.

Recommended Citation

Benjamin, Madeline V., ""Wit so rare and grace so peerless": The Collaborative Construction of Frances Sargent Osgood's Public Image" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 51.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/51

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