Book Description
The writing of Elizabeth Barrett Browning won immediate acclaim upon her initial publication in the 1850s. She was praised for presenting a model of a working woman poet and her bold engagement of important social issues. Take a look at her work through criticism offering various perspectives. This title, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.