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Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'Aurora Leigh': A Reading Guide

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780748654413
DOI
10.1515/9780748654413
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1314320 bytes)
Pages
192\192
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 02:27:14

Description

Introduces new readers and students to a celebrated and controversial Victorian novel-poem Michele C. Martinez guides readers through the poem's major themes and literary and social contexts, introducing a range of interpretive frameworks. Long extracts from the poem are accompanied by helpful explanatory commentary. The text's composition history, major influences and modes of poetic expression are also discussed. The teaching and bibliographic chapters offer supplementary materials including print and internet resources. Ideal guide for readers coming to the text for the first time, or teaching the text at university levelFully contextualised and annotated sections of the poemDetailed exploration of key themes: poetic vision; love and poetry; epistolary fiction; epic and society; motherhood and sexual transgression; poetry and prophecyInnovative teaching suggestionsAdvice and guidance for further reading

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