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The Courtship of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Book

The Courtship of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780198117285 : 0198117280 : 24 Oct 1985 : 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...Read More

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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.

  • 0198117280
  • 9780198117285
  • Daniel Karlin
  • 12 September 1985
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 292
  • First Edition
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