Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Avery, Simon, Stott, Rebecca

ISBN 10: 0582404703 / ISBN 13: 9780582404700

Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 2003

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Synopsis:

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 book also examines the complex 'myths' which are associated with Elizabeth Barrett Browning and offers re-readings of her life and work, particularly in dispelling the myth of the ailing invalid poet-recluse and instead showing her to be one of the great intellectuals of her day, immersed in European history and politics from a very early age. The book situates Browning within broader historical,political and cultural contexts than have yet been examined enabling a better understanding of her poetry and paints the portrait of a fine and innovative poet, an intellectual and an astute political thinker.

About the Author:

Simon Avery works in the Department of Humanities, at the University of Hertfordshire.

Rebecca Stott works in the Department of English, at the Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st.