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Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning : poems and letters.

By: Browning, Robert, 1812-1889.
Material type: Book; Format: print; Literary form: Non-fiction Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003Distributor: Distributed by Random House.
Summary:
From the publisher. Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning are without parallel in the nineteenth century: celebrated poets, they became equally famous for their marriage. Still popular more than a century after their deaths, their poetry vividly reflects the unique nature of their relationship. This collection presents the Brownings' work in the context of their lives: the early years and their initial friendship, their courtship and marriage, the fifteen happy years they spent living in Italy until Elizabeth's death. Whether in short poems such as Elizabeth's "Hector in the Garden" and Robert's "Natural Magic," or in extracts from longer works such as Aurora Leigh and Pauline, the great themes they shared are all represented: love, marriage, illicit passion, England and Italy, childhood, religion, poetry, and nature. Elizabeth's famous Sonnets from the Portuguese, based on their love affair, is included in its entirety. The poems are augmented with a generous selection of the marvelous letters the Brownings wrote to each other.
Series:
Everyman's library pocket poets
Description:
256 pages ; 17 cm.
ISBN:
9781400040223
1400040221
Other title:
Poems and letters
Uniform title(s):
Works. Selections. 2003
Contained works:
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861. Works. Selections. 2003
Subject(s):
Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 -- Correspondence
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861 -- Correspondence
Poets, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
English poetry -- 19th century
English poetry
Poets, English
Genre/Form:
Poetry.
Online resources:
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Robert Browning -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- Letters -- Robert Browning: Epilogue
Summary:
From the publisher. Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning are without parallel in the nineteenth century: celebrated poets, they became equally famous for their marriage. Still popular more than a century after their deaths, their poetry vividly reflects the unique nature of their relationship. This collection presents the Brownings' work in the context of their lives: the early years and their initial friendship, their courtship and marriage, the fifteen happy years they spent living in Italy until Elizabeth's death. Whether in short poems such as Elizabeth's "Hector in the Garden" and Robert's "Natural Magic," or in extracts from longer works such as Aurora Leigh and Pauline, the great themes they shared are all represented: love, marriage, illicit passion, England and Italy, childhood, religion, poetry, and nature. Elizabeth's famous Sonnets from the Portuguese, based on their love affair, is included in its entirety. The poems are augmented with a generous selection of the marvelous letters the Brownings wrote to each other.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Monterey Public Library Adult NonFiction 821.8/BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31971005952689
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Includes index.

Robert Browning -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- Letters -- Robert Browning: Epilogue

From the publisher. Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning are without parallel in the nineteenth century: celebrated poets, they became equally famous for their marriage. Still popular more than a century after their deaths, their poetry vividly reflects the unique nature of their relationship. This collection presents the Brownings' work in the context of their lives: the early years and their initial friendship, their courtship and marriage, the fifteen happy years they spent living in Italy until Elizabeth's death. Whether in short poems such as Elizabeth's "Hector in the Garden" and Robert's "Natural Magic," or in extracts from longer works such as Aurora Leigh and Pauline, the great themes they shared are all represented: love, marriage, illicit passion, England and Italy, childhood, religion, poetry, and nature. Elizabeth's famous Sonnets from the Portuguese, based on their love affair, is included in its entirety. The poems are augmented with a generous selection of the marvelous letters the Brownings wrote to each other.

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