THE COURTSHIP OF ROBERT BROWNING AND ELIZABETH BARRETT by Daniel Karlin ( 9780198117285 )

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THE COURTSHIP OF ROBERT BROWNING AND ELIZABETH BARRETT

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0198117280

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9780198117285

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

12 September, 1985

Pages:

294

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In 1846 Elizabeth Barrett rose from an invalid's bed to elope to Italy with Robert Browning. The secret courtship of the two poets-their long correspondence and their meetings in the shadow of Elizabeth's tyrannical father-has become one of the most celebrated romances of literary history. Based on a more intense study of the letters than has ever been attempted before, this book gives a fresh account of the powerful myth of Browning's chivalrous rescue andBarrett's miraculous recovery, examines anew the character and motivation of the three principals, and demonstrates what and important part the letters play in the interpretation of both poet's work.

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In 1846 Elizabeth Barrett rose from an invalid's bed to elope to Italy with Robert Browning. The secret courtship of the two poets-their long correspondence and their meetings in the shadow of Elizabeth's tyrannical father-has become one of the most celebrated romances of literary history. Based on a more intense study of the letters than has ever been attempted before, this book gives a fresh account of the powerful myth of Browning's chivalrous rescue and Barrett's miraculous recovery, examines anew the character and motivation of the three principals, and demonstrates what and important part the letters play in the interpretation of both poet's work.

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8pp halftones

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Oxford University Press

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