Aurora Leigh (eBook)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Autor)

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2022
218 Seiten
DigiCat (Verlag)
859-654716652-8 (EAN)

Infos

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Aurora Leigh" is a groundbreaking verse novel that intricately blends poetry and prose to explore the struggles of a female artist in Victorian society. Through the lens of its titular character, Aurora, Browning delves into themes of gender, creativity, and social responsibility, all while employing a rich, imaginative literary style that captures the emotional depth and complexities of her characters. The narrative unfolds as a bildungsroman, showcasing Aurora's journey towards self-discovery and independence against the backdrop of societal constraints, highlighting the rigid gender roles of the period. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a prominent figure in the Romantic movement, was deeply influenced by her own experiences, including her struggles with illness and her groundbreaking role as a female poet. Her marriage to fellow poet Robert Browning also transformed her literary voice, allowing her to challenge contemporary norms regarding women's contributions to literature. "Aurora Leigh", published in 1856, can be seen as a response to the limitations placed on women, as Browning advocates for the rights of women to pursue their artistic ambitions fully. Readers drawn to explorations of gender and identity in literature will find "Aurora Leigh" both inspiring and thought-provoking. Browning's lyrical mastery and profound insights make it essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the evolution of women's voices in literature and the ongoing conversation about artistry and societal expectations.

Autor

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era. Renowned for her poetry's lyrical beauty and profound exploration of feminist and social issues, Browning's work has earned a distinguished place in literary history. Born in County Durham, England, she was a precocious child who began writing poems from an early age. Despite struggling with health issues throughout her life, Browning continued to write and publish her works which often challenged traditional Victorian expectations of women. Her best-known work, 'Sonnets from the Portuguese,' is a sequence of poems that were widely perceived as her most passionate and personal. However, her novel in verse, 'Aurora Leigh' published in 1856, is arguably her most ambitious work. It follows the life of the eponymous heroine who aspires to be a poet, exploring themes of gender constraints, love, and the role of art in society. As an advocate for the abolition of slavery and a critic of child labor, her writings reflected her moral convictions and have been analyzed for their feminist and social reformist angles. Browning's innovative use of blank verse and her stylistic blending of the epic and the personal narrative in 'Aurora Leigh,' solidified her reputation as a literary innovator, skillfully weaving her profound concerns into the rich tapestry of her verse. Her work and her literary partnership with her husband, fellow poet Robert Browning, has continued to elicit scholarly interest and remains widely read and admired.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2022
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Schlagworte: 19th century • 19th century england • 19th-century England • 19th century literature • artistic career struggles • Aurora Leigh analysis • Blank verse novel • Complex character exploration • Elizabeth Barrett Browning works • English • English literature • English lyrical poetry • english poetry • Epic poem format • Epic Poetry • epic poetry novel • female artist journey • female authorship • female poets • feminist poetry classics • feminist protagonist • feminist social reform • literary classic • literary poetry collections • literary trailblazer biography • love triangle drama • novel-in-verse format • novels in verse • poetic literary fiction • poetic prose narrative • Romantic literature • Social Criticism • Victorian female independence • Victorian Poetry • women's rights advocacy