| Aurora Leigh: A Poem Contributor(s): Browning, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0915864851 ISBN-13: 9780915864850 Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 821.8 |
| LCCN: 79012788 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.69 lbs) 351 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A novel in blank verse by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, published in 1857. The first-person narrative, which comprises some 11,000 lines, tells of the heroine's childhood and youth in Italy and England, her self-education in her father's hidden library, and her successful pursuit of a literary career. Initially resisting a marriage proposal by the philanthropist Romney Leigh, Aurora later surrenders her independence and weds her faithful suitor, whose own idealism has also since been tempered by experience. Aurora's career, Romney's social theories, and a melodramatic subplot concerning forced prostitution elicit the author's vivid observations on the importance of poetry, the individual's responsibility to society, and the victimization of women. |