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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Much-loved poems from one of the greatest Romantic poets
Series: The Great Poets
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This book is ideal for readers interested in poetry, Victorian literature, women's history, and social justice in the arts. It will appeal to those who appreciate strong voices challenging societal norms through creative expression.
'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'
A beautiful new edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's most iconic poems.
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'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet of passion, wit and conscience. She was also a woman who wrote to speak the truth about everything she knew - and she knew just what it was like to be a thinking woman in a society that wanted women to be weak. The eldest of twelve children, she wrote poetry from the age of eleven, and became a highly successful poet in her lifetime - and remains very much loved today.
She was also a strong advocate for human rights, campaigning to abolish slavery and child labour, and her three-part poem A Curse for a Nation is a powerful polemic against the slave trade.
'I heard an angel speak last night, and he said "write! Write a nation's curse for me, and send it over the western sea"'
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399614085
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 120g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born in 1806 and wrote poetry from a very young age. A successful poet in her own lifetime, she was also an ardent campaigner to abolish slavery and child labour. A highly prolific author, she was a strong candidate for poet laureate, an honour which was ultimately given to Tennyson. Barrett Browning suffered ill-health for much of her life, and died in 1861 but her poetry has lived on and is highly regarded around the world.
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