Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Much-loved poems from one of the greatest Romantic poets

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Much-loved poems from one of the greatest Romantic poets

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
28 November 2023

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets; Literary studies: poetry & poets

Series: The Great Poets

"'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet of passion, wit and conscience. She was also a woman who wrote to speak the truth about everything she knew - and she knew just what it was like to be a thinking woman in a society that wanted women to be weak. The eldest of twelve children, she wrote poetry from the age of eleven, and became a highly successful poet in her lifetime - and remains very much loved today.

She was also a strong advocate for human rights, campaigning to abolish slavery and child labour, and her three-part poem A Curse for a Nation is a powerful polemic against the slave trade.

'I heard an angel speak last night, and he said ""write! Write a nation's curse for me, and send it over the western sea"" '"

By: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 120g
ISBN: 9781399614085
ISBN 10: 1399614088
Series: The Great Poets
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 28 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born in 1806 and wrote poetry from a very young age. A successful poet in her own lifetime, she was also an ardent campaigner to abolish slavery and child labour. A highly prolific author, she was a strong candidate for poet laureate, an honour which was ultimately given to Tennyson. Barrett Browning suffered ill-health for much of her life, and died in 1861 but her poetry has lived on and is highly regarded around the world.