Poems, 2nd edn., 2 vols., London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. Casa Guidi Windows: A Poem, London: Chapman and Hall, 1851. Poems, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 2 vols., London: Chapman and Hall, 1853. Two Poems, by Elizabeth Barrett and ...
Seven contemporary documents place the text historically. Criticism collects twenty-four assessments of Aurora Leigh from the period 1899-1993.
This story exposes the hypocrisy and repressive social attitudes of Victorian England.
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.
This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.
A novel in blank verse by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, published in 1857.
In 1850 there is, as Harper's will put it, 'a wide circle which has learned to venerate Mrs. Browning's genius, [...] the most remarkable poetess of modern times.' Her body of work isn't huge and she's not yet a bestseller, ...