Wordsworth’s Light and Shelley’s Shadow: Revelation in L.M. Montgomery’s Anne and Emily Series

Pollard, Alicia

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“…Alicia Pollard positions Emily's enigmatic "Something" close to the Power depicted in Percy Shelley's "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" (1816) -a mysterious force capable of bestowing blessings upon human thoughts and souls, endowing them with an elevated sensitivity to beauty and designating them as loyal servants of this Power on Earth. Pollard argues that Shelley's work, along with the Emily books, replaces the concept of a comprehensible Christian God with an impersonal Power that dwells within the realm of darkness, evoking both fascination and fear (Pollard, 2021). Through the introduction of mystical elements in the Emily series, Montgomery posits that the inner workings of imagination and inspiration elude rational explanations; to understand them, it is necessary to connect to the spiritual realm, to what she terms the "kingdom of ideal beauty" (Rubio & Waterston, 2018: 119) and the "wonderful world behind the veil."…”

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The Images of Female Writers in the “Emily” and “Anne” Series by L.M. Montgomery

Nikolenko

2023

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While the Künstlerroman may well be considered one of the genres that have blossomed most prominently in the 20th century English-Canadian literature, research investigating its poetics has remained on the fringes of literary scholarship. This paper examines L.M. Montgomery’s sophisticated use of the Künstlerinroman through her portraits of female writers in the Emily and Anne series. My goal is to explore how Montgomery’s heroines choose to narrate themselves and the world around them, how they transcend difficulties and assert their own unique perspectives. Therefore, this paper examines not only the socio-cultural environment which served as background for the creation of literature, but also the writer’s reflections regarding the process of bringing said literature into the world. Drawing on the scholarship of J. Buckley, R. Seret, E. Varsamopoulou, F. Hammill, K. Macfarlane, G.A. Guth and others, this paper aims to analyze L.M. Montgomery’s “sophisticated handling of genre” (E.R. Epperly) in greater depth and place her portraits of the female artists within a broader cultural and literary context. The question of female subjectivity, which concerns women’s perceptions of their own writing (and their fate as artists), is central to my research.

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The Images of Female Writers in the “Emily” and “Anne” Series by L.M. Montgomery

Nikolenko

2023

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Wordsworth’s Light and Shelley’s Shadow: Revelation in L.M. Montgomery’s Anne and Emily Series

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The Images of Female Writers in the “Emily” and “Anne” Series by L.M. Montgomery

The Images of Female Writers in the “Emily” and “Anne” Series by L.M. Montgomery

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