Product Description

Aurora Leigh (1856), Elizabeth Barrett Browning's epic novel in blank verse, tells the story of the making of a woman poet, exploring 'the woman question', art and its relation to politics and social oppression. The texts in this selection are based in the main on the earliest printed versions of the poems. What Edgar Allan Poe called 'her wild and magnificent genius' is abundantly in evidence. In addition to Aurora Leigh, this volume contains poetry from the several volumes of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's published poetry from 1826 to 1862, including Casa Guidi Windows (1851), Songs for the Ragged Schools of London (1854) and the British Library manuscript text of the 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' (1846) which records her courtship with Robert Browning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #107180 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

About the Author
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) - née Barrett English poet, the wife of Robert Browning, the most respected and successful woman poet of the Victorian period.

Customer Reviews

A greatly undervalued work by Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning doesn't seem to be generally known anymore as the writer of Aurora Leigh, which really is a shame. When you first start reading it, it may take a bit of getting used to, but don't be put off by the fact that it is in verse rather than prose. It is worth reading for the story alone, and there are parts of it that are really beautiful. There is so much in it about writing, and the role of women in Victorian society - but that aside, it is just a very good book.