Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a prominent English poet of the Victorian era, known for her passionate and technically proficient poetry. She campaigned against slavery and her work often touched on social issues of the time. Her best-known work is 'Sonnets from the Portuguese', a collection of love sonnets written to her husband, poet Robert Browning.

Books

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  1. 1. Sonnets from the Portuguese

    "Sonnets from the Portuguese" is a collection of 44 love sonnets that express the poet's intense and passionate love for her husband. The sonnets are renowned for their emotional intensity, personal depth, and lyrical beauty. They explore themes such as love, marriage, beauty, and the transience of life, and are considered some of the most famous love poems in the English language.