Romantic Women Writers, Revolution, and Prophecy – Orianne Smith

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Cambridge Studies in Romanticism: Romantic Women Writers, Revolution, and Prophecy: Rebellious Daughters, 1786-1826 Series Number 98 Convinced that the end of the world was at hand, many Romantic women writers assumed the role of the female prophet to sound the alarm before the final curtain fell. Orianne Smith argues that their prophecies were performative acts in which the prophet believed herself to be authorized by God to bring about social or religious transformation through her words. Utilizing a wealth of archival material across a wide range of historical documents, including sermons, prophecies, letters and diaries, Orianne Smith explores the work of prominent women writers – from Hester Piozzi to Ann Radcliffe, from Helen Maria Williams to Anna Barbauld and Mary Shelley …