Victorian Poet: Elizabeth Browning

Research paper on Elizabeth Barrett Brownings

It is said that Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s was one of the most prominent

English poets of the Victorian era. She is my inspired Juliet. She was known throughout Britain

and the United States for her poetry. She wrote many poems that were based on expressing her

undeniable heart and soul to special individuals in her life yet can also be looked at as a

religious theme. Browning’s love sonnets were inspired form figures from those of William

Wordsworth, Mary R. Mitford, Samuel T. Coleridge and a few others. Her first collection was

The Seraphim in 1838. The word Seraphim is considered a superior heavenly being, translation

yields Seraphs. From this poem she writes, such glory rest upon thee, our Goethe’s changed

friend! For the earths, that cometh to an end”. (lines73-75). This marks that she is a religious

female. Using the lines Elizabeth states in her poem from above, they are translated from the hub

Bible 2 Peter3:10 in these words, “ But the day of the lord will come like a thief. The heavens

will disappear with a roar: the elements will be destroyed by the fire, and the earth and

everything done in it will be laid bare.” Those words will get you to thinking that if you are not

into religious beliefs, now should I be.

Her history of growing up Elizabeth, was their first daughter born in 1806 of

twleve. Eight boys and four girls, all which had nick names. Elizabeth nick name was “Ba”. At

six years old she was reading novels, she was also called the poet laureate from her father. While

she was homed schooled at Hope End, an estate her father bought, and she loved reading on history

and literature. This all inspired her to write “Aurora Leigh”...

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musical instrument. She passed June 29, 1861 after suffering with her health issues from young

while her husband held her in this arms. No matter, her poems

were masterpieces which has inspired many others to write, whether it is on love which is

stepping into her world, on politics or just plan having self-confidence. After researching on

Elizabeth this was really enjoyable. Her art work, yes her art work because it gives me a vivid

imagination as I read her piece.

Works cited

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www.jstor.org/stable

The Bedford introduction to literature. Elizabeth Browning. Ed. Michael Meyer. 10th. Ed.

Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013.1243. Print.

Elizabeth B. Browning’s. The critical poet. Online.2014.

www.the guardian.com/culture/books/poetry

Wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s