264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
This volume will provide students with an introduction to the poetry and life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, one of the most popular poets of her day in Britain and America and who has become one of the great icons of Victorianism for the modern age. The authors present a biographical survey, study of her poetry, its critical reception and an assessment of her influence on later poets. This... Read more
INTRODUCTION: A POET LOST AND REGAINED 1. CONSTRUCTING THE POET LAUREATE OF HOPE END: ELIZABETH BARRETT'S EARLY LIFE 2. AUDACIOUS BEGINNINGS: ELIZABETH BARRETT'S EARLY WRITINGS 3. THE CULTURE OF THE SOUL: ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING'S POETICS 4. THE VOICE OF A DECADE: ELIZABETH BARRETT'S POLITICAL WRITINGS OF THE 1840'S 5. GENRE: A CHAPTER ON FORM 6. 'HOW DO I LOVE THEE?': LOVE AND MARRIAGE 7. 'TWIXT CHURCH AND PALACE OF A FLORENCE STREET': ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING AND ITALY 8. 'WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD'
Biography
Rebecca Stott, Simon Avery
