| Aurora Leigh Contributor(s): Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (Author), Reynolds, Margaret (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0821409565 ISBN-13: 9780821409565 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $79.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1992 Annotation: Aurora Leigh, now available in the first critically edited and fully annotated edition for almost a century, is the foremost example of the mid-nineteenth century poem of contemporary life. It is an amazing verse novel which provides a panoramic view of the early Victorian age in London. The dominant presence in the work however, is the narrator Aurora Leigh, as she develops her ideas on art, love, God, the "Woman Question," and society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.8 |
| LCCN: 90047489 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 1.41" H x 6.37" W x 9.58" (2.42 lbs) 706 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Widely regarded as Barrett Browning's major work, Aurora Leigh is important both for its address to contemporary social issues, the "woman question" in particular, and for its bold experimentation with poetic form. Since 1979 it has held its place in the canon as "the feminist poem" (Ellen Moers), yet, until now, no reliable edition of the work has been available. The text of this edition is based upon meticulous examination of the extant manuscripts, corrected proofs and revision to the poem. It is accompanied by a full textual history of the poem's composition and publication, a comprehensive annotation of literary allusions and contemporary reference, and a new and closely argued essay on the significance of the verse-novel as an early example of politically self-conscious women's writing. This authoritative edition of Aurora Leigh provides a text and apparatus designed to combat conventional notions of women's poetry as "instinctive" improvisation. It argues for the verse-novel as a poem which offers both the excitement of intellectual experimentation and the powerful engagement of a judicious political passion. The arrival of this edition should be of great interest and use to students of nineteenth-century studies and feminist scholars alike. |