Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Markus has written a biography, not of Elizabeth Barrett alone, nor of Robert Browning, but of the relationship they created together. Her deft and absorbing account neglects neither their social and political milieu, nor their artistic enterprises, nor the emotional realities that shaped their lives together. In the process, Markus redresses the contemporary lack of attention to Elizabeth and her poetic achievements, rescuing, for example, the Sonnets from the Portuguese from their current greeting-card status. The book is exceptionally well plotted, reading at times like a novel rather than a historical work; the scholarly apparatus are present, but unobtrusive. Like the marriage itself, this book is a remarkable achievement." Reviewed by Andrew Witmer, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-362) and index.