This novel re-writes Rousseau
's Julie; ou, La nouvelle Héloise in the sentimental style of Frances Sheridan
's Sidney Bidulph or Henry Mackenzie
's Julia de Roubigné.
Kelly, Gary. Women, Writing, and Revolution 1790-1827. Clarendon.
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The love-triangle of Williams's Julia is...
Intertextuality and Influence
Helen Maria Williams
Julia is layered with allusion not only to Rousseau
and Goethe
but also to John Home
's tragedy Douglas.
Duquette, Natasha Aleksiuk. “Julie and Julia: Tracing Intertextuality in Helen Maria Williams’s Novel”. Pride and Prejudices.
Textual Features
Ann Yearsley
Though she avoids apology and excessive humility, AY
seeks sympathy in this volume by touching on her own poverty and suffering. She perhaps took this technique from the craze for Goethe
's Werther, which...
