The classic collection of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Poems. Non-Fiction. Letters. Illustrated : Aurora Leigh, The Battle of Marathon, The Seraphim and many others

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Description

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime.
Her first collection of poems, An Essay on Mind, with Other Poems, was published in 1826 and reflected her passion for Byron and Greek politics. Its publication drew the attention of a blind scholar of the Greek language, Hugh Stuart Boyd, and of another Greek scholar, Uvedale Price, with whom she maintained sustained correspondence. Among other neighbours was Mrs James Martin from Colwall, with whom she also corresponded throughout her life. Later, at Boyd's suggestion, she translated Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound (published in 1833; retranslated in 1850). During their friendship Barrett studied Greek literature, including Homer, Pindar and Aristophanes.
CONTENTS:
The Poetry Collections
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
A ESSAY ON MIND, WITH OTHER POEMS
PROMETHEUS BOUND
POEMS, 1838-50
SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
SONNETS
CASA GUIDI WINDOWS
AURORA LEIGH
POEMS BEFORE CONGRESS
LAST POEMS
The Non-Fiction
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE GREEK CHRISTIAN POETS
THE BOOK OF THE POETS
REVIEW OF ‘POEMS, CHIEFLY OF EARLY AND LATE YEARS, INCLUDING THE BORDERERS, A TRAGEDY BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH’
REVIEWS OF CORNELIUS MATHEWS’ POETRY
REVIEW OF ‘ORION: AN EPIC POEM by R. H. Horne’
The Letters
THE LETTERS OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING

Sujets

• English literature
• Victorian era
• Poetry

Informations

• Publié par: Andrii Ponomarenko
• Date de parution: 27 avril 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9786178289485
• Langue: English

Extrait

The classic collection of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Poems. Non-Fiction. Letters
Aurora Leigh, The Battle of Marathon, The Seraphim and many others
Illustrated
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime.
Her first collection of poems, An Essay on Mind, with Other Poems, was published in 1826 and reflected her passion for Byron and Greek politics. Its publication drew the attention of a blind scholar of the Greek language, Hugh Stuart Boyd, and of another Greek scholar, Uvedale Price, with whom she maintained sustained correspondence. Among other neighbours was Mrs James Martin from Colwall, with whom she also corresponded throughout her life. Later, at Boyd's suggestion, she translated Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound (published in 1833; retranslated in 1850). During their friendship Barrett studied Greek literature, including Homer, Pindar and Aristophanes.

CONTENTS:

The Poetry Collections
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
A ESSAY ON MIND, WITH OTHER POEMS
PROMETHEUS BOUND
POEMS, 1838-50
SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
SONNETS
CASA GUIDI WINDOWS
AURORA LEIGH
POEMS BEFORE CONGRESS
LAST POEMS

The Non-Fiction
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE GREEK CHRISTIAN POETS
THE BOOK OF THE POETS
REVIEW OF ‘POEMS, CHIEFLY OF EARLY AND LATE YEARS, INCLUDING THE BORDERERS, A TRAGEDY BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH’
REVIEWS OF CORNELIUS MATHEWS’ POETRY
REVIEW OF ‘ORION: AN EPIC POEM by R. H. Horne’

The Letters
THE LETTERS OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Poetry Collections
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
PREFACE.
BATTLE OF MARATHON: BOOK I.
BATTLE OF MARATHON: BOOK II
BATTLE OF MARATHON: BOOK III.
BATTLE OF MARATHON: BOOK IV.
A ESSAY ON MIND, WITH OTHER POEMS
AN ESSAY ON MIND.
AN ESSAY ON MIND. BOOK I.
AN ESSAY ON MIND. BOOK II.
TO MY FATHER ON HIS BIRTH-DAY.
SPENSERIAN STANZAS ON A BOY OF THREE YEARS OLD.
VERSES TO MY BROTHER.
STANZAS ON THE DEATH OF LORD BYRON.
MEMORY.
TO ——
STANZAS OCCASIONED BY A PASSAGE IN MR. EMERSON’S JOURNAL
THE PAST.
THE PRAYER.
ON A PICTURE OF RIEGO’S WIDOW, PLACED IN THE EXHIBITION.
WEEP, AS IF YOU THOUGHT OF LAUGHTER!
THE DREAM.
RIGA’S LAST SONG.
THE VISION OF FAME.
THE TEMPEST.
A SEA-SIDE MEDITATION.
A VISION OF LIFE AND DEATH.
EARTH.
THE PICTURE GALLERY AT PENSHURST.
TO A POET’S CHILD.
MINSTRELSY.
TO THE MEMORY OF SIR UVEDALE PRICE, BART.
THE AUTUMN.
THE DEATH-BED OF TERESA DEL RIEGO.
TO VICTOIRE, ON HER MARRIAGE.
TO A BOY.
REMONSTRANCE.
REPLY.
EPITAPH.
THE IMAGE OF GOD.
THE APPEAL.
IDOLS.
HYMN.
WEARINESS.
PROMETHEUS BOUND
PREFACE.
PROMETHEUS BOUND (1833 Version)
PERSONS.
PROMETHEUS BOUND
PROMETHEUS BOUND (1850 Version)
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
PROMETHEUS BOUND
POEMS, 1838-50
THE SERAPHIM
SERAPHIM. PART THE FIRST.
SERAPHIM. PART THE SECOND.
SERAPHIM. EPILOGUE.
A DRAMA OF EXILE
PERSONS.
A DRAMA OF EXILE.
A LAMENT FOR ADONIS
QUEEN ANNELIDA AND FALSE ARCITE.
THE COMPLAINT OF ANNELIDA TO FALSE ARCITE.
A VISION OF POETS
THE POET’S VOW
THE ROMAUNT OF MARGRET.
ISOBEL’S CHILD.
THE ROMAUNT OF THE PAGE.
THE LAY OF THE BROWN ROSARY.
A ROMANCE OF THE GANGES.
RHYME OF THE DUCHESS MAY.
THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN’S NEST.
BERTHA IN THE LANE.
LADY GERALDINE’S COURTSHIP:
THE RUNAWAY SLAVE AT PILGRIM’S POINT.
THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN.
A CHILD ASLEEP.
THE FOURFOLD ASPECT.
NIGHT AND THE MERRY MAN.
EARTH AND HER PRAISERS.
THE VIRGIN MARY TO THE CHILD JESUS.
AN ISLAND.
THE SOUL’S TRAVELLING.
TO BETTINE, THE CHILD-FRIEND OF GOETHE.
MAN AND NATURE.
A SEA-SIDE WALK.
THE SEA-MEW.
FELICIA HEMANS
L. E. L.’S LAST QUESTION.
CROWNED AND WEDDED.
CROWNED AND BURIED.
TO FLUSH, MY DOG.
THE DESERTED GARDEN.
MY DOVES.
HECTOR IN THE GARDEN.
SLEEPING AND WATCHING.
SOUNDS.
THE LOST BOWER.
A SONG AGAINST SINGING.
WINE OF CYPRUS.
A RHAPSODY OF LIFE’S PROGRESS.
A LAY OF THE EARLY ROSE.
THE POET AND THE BIRD.
THE CRY OF THE HUMAN.
A PORTRAIT.
CONFESSIONS.
LOVED ONCE.
THE HOUSE OF CLOUDS.
A SABBATH MORNING AT SEA.
A FLOWER IN A LETTER.
THE MASK.
CALLS ON THE HEART.
WISDOM UNAPPLIED.
MEMORY AND HOPE.
HUMAN LIFE’S MYSTERY.
A CHILD’S THOUGHT OF GOD.
THE CLAIM.
SONG OF THE ROSE.
A DEAD ROSE.
THE EXILE’S RETURN.
THE SLEEP.
THE MEASURE.
COWPER’S GRAVE.
THE WEAKEST THING.
THE PET-NAME.
THE MOURNING MOTHER OF THE DEAD BLIND
A VALEDICTION.
LESSONS FROM THE GORSE.
THE LADY’S “YES.”
A WOMAN’S SHORTCOMINGS.
A MAN’S REQUIREMENTS.
A YEAR’S SPINNING.
CHANGE UPON CHANGE.
THAT DAY.
A REED.
THE DEAD PAN.
A CHILD’S GRAVE AT FLORENCE.
CATARINA TO CAMOENS
LIFE AND LOVE.
A DENIAL.
PROOF AND DISPROOF.
QUESTION AND ANSWER.
INCLUSIONS.
INSUFFICIENCY.
THE LITTLE FRIEND.
THE STUDENT.
STANZAS: I MAY SING; BUT MINSTREL’S SINGING.
THE YOUNG QUEEN.
VICTORIA’S TEARS.
VANITIES.
A SUPPLICATION FOR LOVE.
THE MEDIATOR.
THE WEEPING SAVIOUR.
SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
I thought once how Theocritus had sung
But only three in all God’s universe
Unlike are we, unlike, O princely Heart!
Thou hast thy calling to some palace-floor
I lift my heavy heart up solemnly
Go from me. Yet I feel that I shall stand
The face of all the world is changed, I think
What can I give thee back, O liberal
Can it be right to give what I can give?
Yet, love, mere love, is beautiful indeed
And therefore if to love can be desert
Indeed this very love which is my boast
And wilt thou have me fashion into speech
If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear
And yet, because thou overcomest so
My poet, thou canst touch on all the notes
I never gave a lock of hair away
The soul’s Rialto hath its merchandise
Beloved, my Beloved, when I think
Say over again, and yet once over again
When our two souls stand up erect and strong
Is it indeed so? If I lay here dead
Let the world’s sharpness, like a clasping knife
A heavy heart, Beloved, have I borne
I lived with visions for my company
My own Beloved, who hast lifted me
My letters! all dead paper, mute and white!
I think of thee! — my thoughts do twine and bud
I see thine image through my tears to-night
Thou comest! all is said without a word
The first time that the sun rose on thine oath
Yes, call me by my pet-name! let me hear
With the same heart, I said, I’ll answer thee
If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange
When we met first and loved, I did not build
Pardon, oh, pardon, that my soul should make
First time he kissed me, he but only kissed
Because thou hast the power and own’st the grace
Oh, yes! they love through all this world of ours!
I thank all who have loved me in their hearts
My future will not copy fair my past —
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
Beloved, thou hast brought me many flowers
SONNETS
THE SOUL’S EXPRESSION.
THE SERAPH AND POET.
ON A PORTRAIT OF WORDSWORTH BY B. R. HAYDON.
PAST AND FUTURE.
IRREPARABLENESS.
TEARS.
GRIEF.
SUBSTITUTION.
COMFORT.
PERPLEXED MUSIC.
WORK.
FUTURITY.
THE TWO SAYINGS.
THE LOOK.
THE MEANING OF THE LOOK.
A THOUGHT FOR A LONELY DEATH-BED.
WORK AND CONTEMPLATION.
PAIN IN PLEASURE.
AN APPREHENSION.
DISCONTENT.
PATIENCE TAUGHT BY NATURE.
CHEERFULNESS TAUGHT BY REASON.
EXAGGERATION.
ADEQUACY.
TO GEORGE SAND.
TO GEORGE SAND.
THE PRISONER.
INSUFFICIENCY.
TWO SKETCHES.
I. H. B.
II. A. B.
MOUNTAINEER AND POET.
THE POET.
HIRAM POWERS’ “GREEK SLAVE.”
LIFE.
LOVE.
HEAVEN AND EARTH.
THE PROSPECT.
HUGH STUART BOYD.
HUGH STUART BOYD.
HUGH STUART BOYD.
CASA GUIDI WINDOWS
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION.
CASA GUIDI WINDOWS. PART I.
CASA GUIDI WINDOWS. PART II.
AURORA LEIGH
AURORA LEIGH. FIRST BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. SECOND BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. THIRD BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. FOURTH BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. FIFTH BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. SIXTH BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. SEVENTH BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. EIGHTH BOOK.
AURORA LEIGH. NINTH BOOK
POEMS BEFORE CONGRESS
PREFACE.
NAPOLEON III. IN ITALY.
THE DANCE.
A TALE OF VILLAFRANCA.
A COURT LADY.
AN AUGUST VOICE.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
ITALY AND THE WORLD.
A CURSE FOR A NATION.
THE CURSE.
LAST POEMS
ADVERTISEMENT.
LITTLE MATTIE.
A FALSE STEP.
VOID IN LAW.
LORD WALTER’S WIFE.
BIANCA AMONG THE NIGHTINGALES.
MY KATE.
A SONG FOR THE RAGGED SCHOOL OF LONDON.
MAY’S LOVE.
AMY’S CRUELTY.
MY HEART AND I.
THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD.
WHERE’S AGNES?
DE PROFUNDIS.
A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
FIRST NEWS FROM VILLAFRANCA.
KING VICTOR EMANUEL ENTERING FLORENCE, APRIL, 1860.
THE SWORD OF CASTRUCCIO CASTRACANI.
SUMMING UP IN ITALY.
DIED...
THE FORCED RECRUIT.
GARIBALDI.
ONLY A CURL.
A VIEW ACROSS THE ROMAN CAMPAGNA.
THE KING’S GIFT.
PARTING LOVERS.
MOTHER AND POET.
NATURE’S REMORSES.
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
PARAPHRASE ON THEOCRITUS. THE CYCLOPS.
PSYCHE GAZING ON CUPID.
PSYCHE WAFTED BY ZEPHYRUS.
PSYCHE AND PAN.
PSYCHE PROPITIATING CERES.
PSYCHE AND THE EAGLE.
PSYCHE AND CERBERUS.
PSYCHE AND PROSERPINE.
PSYCHE AND VENUS.
MERCURY CARRIES PSYCHE TO OLYMPUS.
MARRIAGE OF PSYCHE AND CUPID.
HOW BACCHUS FINDS ARIADNE SLEEPING.
HOW BACCHUS COMFORTS ARIADNE.
BACCHUS AND ARIADNE.
ANTISTROPHE.
HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE.
THE DAUGHTERS OP PANDARUS.
ODE TO THE SWALLOW.
OUT OF MY OWN GREAT WOE.
The Non-Fiction
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE GREEK CHRISTIAN POETS
PART I.
PART II.
SOUL AND BODY.
PART III.
PART IV.
THE BOOK OF THE POETS
PART I.
PART II.
PART III.
PART IV.
CONCLUSION.
REVIEW OF ‘POEMS, CHIEFLY OF EARLY AND LATE YEARS, INCLUDING THE BORDERERS, A TRAGEDY BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH’
REVIEWS OF CORNELIUS MATHEWS’ POETRY
REVIEW OF ‘ORION: AN EPIC POEM by R. H. Horne’
The Letters
THE LETTERS OF ELIZABETH BA