Synopses & Reviews
Famed series of 44 love poems written to the poet's husband, Robert Browning, plus a selection of poems dealing with religion, art, social problems and political events. These include "Consolation," "The Cry of the Human," "A Curse for a Nation," "The Forced Recruit," "To Flush, My Dog," and others. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines.
Synopsis
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), English poet and wife of the poet Robert Browning, is perhaps best known for her remarkable series of 44 love poems Sonnets from the Portuguese. Published in 1850, they were written by Mrs. Browning to her husband during the early years of their relationship. Their obvious sincerity, gentleness, and passion and the devotion and gratitude they express have made the poems popular favorites with generations of readers.
Mrs. Browning, however, addressed a wide range of other concerns, and this rich selection also includes poems dealing with religion, art, social problems, and political events. Among such works included here are: Cheerfulness Taught by Reason, A Curse for a Nation, The Forced Recruit, Grief, A Musical Instrument, The Cry of the Human, and many others.
Table of Contents
From
The Seraphim and other Poems (1838)
The Sleep
A Sea-Side Walk
Consolation
From Poems (1844)
Grief
Cheerfulness Taught by Reason
To George Sand: A Desire
To George Sand: A Recognition
The Cry of the Children (1843)
To Flush, My Dog (1843)
The Cry of the Human (1842)
From Poems (1850)
Two Sketches [Henrietta and Arabella Barrett, the poet's sisters] (1847)
Hiriam Powers' 'Greek Slave'
A Woman's Shortcomings (1846)
Life and Love
Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850)
From Poems before Congress (1860)
A Curse for a Nation
From Last Poems (1862)
A False Step
Amy's Cruelty
A Musical Instrument (1860)
The Forced Recruit (1860)
Alphabetical List of Titles
Alphabetical List of First Lines