Binding: Paperback
Description: Aurora Leigh is the foremost example of the mid - nineteenth - century poem of contemporary life. This verse - novel is a richly detailed representation of the early Victorian age. The social panorama extends from the slums of London through the literary world to the upper classes and a number of superb satiric portraits: an aunt with rigidly conventional notions of female education; Romney Leigh the Christian socialist; Lord Howe the amateur radical; Sir Blaise Delorme the ostentatious Roman Catholic; and the unscrupulous society beauty Lady Waldemar. However the dominant presence in the work is the narrator Aurora Leigh herself. From early years in Italy and adolescence in the West Country to the vocational choices creative struggles and emotional entanglements of her first decade of adult life Aurora Leigh develops her ideas on art love God the Woman Question and society. This is the first critically edited and fully annotated edition for almost a century. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Aurora Leigh
Author(s): Browning Elizabeth Barrett, Mcsweeney, Kerry (Molson Professor Of English, Molson Professor Of English, Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199552337
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 10/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Poetry By Individual Poets