Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'Aurora Leigh': A Reading Guide

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'Aurora Leigh': A Reading Guide
ISBN-10
0748654410
ISBN-13
9780748654413
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2012-04-12
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Author
Michele C Martinez

Description

Introduces new readers and students to a celebrated and controversial Victorian novel-poemMichele C. Martinez guides readers through the poem's major themes and literary and social contexts, introducing a range of interpretive frameworks. Long extracts from the poem are accompanied by helpful explanatory commentary. The text's composition history, major influences and modes of poetic expression are also discussed. The teaching and bibliographic chapters offer supplementary materials including print and internet resources.

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