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Aurora Leigh
Aurora Leigh
Aurora Leigh
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Aurora Leigh

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s classic poem, read by Diana Quick.

Written in blank verse, Aurora Leigh is Browning’s self-styled ‘novel in verse’, a first-person narration of the lives of Marian Erle and the eponymous Aurora. Travelling across Florence, London, and Paris, and playing off the works of Anne Louise Germaine de Staël and George Sand, Aurora Leigh is one of the greatest poems of the nineteenth century.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateMar 26, 2015
ISBN9780008128951
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the foremost poets of the nineteenth century, perhaps best known for her verse epic Aurora Leigh.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    The story of a woman's Wordsworthian search for her poetic voice. All the while, Browning gives the reader glimpses into 19th century society: gender norms, social concerns, politics, the role of art in society, and the responsibilities of the artist. Browning's language charms even at its less-than pristine moments.

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