The Courtship of Robert Browning and Elizabeth BarrettClarendon Press, 1985 - 281 pagini 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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Pagina 31
... desire , but against the bias of his desire . I was persuaded — he was entreated . On his side , it was at last a mere yielding to a majority ' ( EBB to MRM , 73 ) . In the course of one of the longest and most painful letters she ever ...
... desire , but against the bias of his desire . I was persuaded — he was entreated . On his side , it was at last a mere yielding to a majority ' ( EBB to MRM , 73 ) . In the course of one of the longest and most painful letters she ever ...
Pagina 42
... Desire is both selfish and selfless ; lovers seek to possess the beloved , but also to give away their identity ; to triumph in the act of surrender , and surrender in the act of triumph . The problem becomes acute for the figures in ...
... Desire is both selfish and selfless ; lovers seek to possess the beloved , but also to give away their identity ; to triumph in the act of surrender , and surrender in the act of triumph . The problem becomes acute for the figures in ...
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... desire , and it tells us that ' love is strong as death ' ( 8 : 6 ) ; leaning out of the window in the desire for death , Elizabeth Barrett evokes the desire for love and life with equal force . Taken together , these two passages from ...
... desire , and it tells us that ' love is strong as death ' ( 8 : 6 ) ; leaning out of the window in the desire for death , Elizabeth Barrett evokes the desire for love and life with equal force . Taken together , these two passages from ...
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Backgrounds | 15 |
First Letters | 44 |
First Meeting | 75 |
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