The Courtship of Robert Browning & Elizabeth Barrett

Karlin, Daniel

1st edition hardback in dj. Dark blue hard covers very good, internally very bright, clean and crisp. DJ shows very light shelf wear with a few tiny chips at spine ends and one rear corner. Overall a very nice clean copy; no previous owner marks. 281 pages; 8 b&w photo illustrations, including a portrait of Browning by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Karlin's book takes a fresh look at one of the most famous courtships and elopements in literary history, Browning's 'rescue' of Elizabeth Barrett from her sick bed in Wimpole St. His study of the courtship correspondence allows a fresh look at the character and motivation of the three principal figures, and he shows how important these letters are in the interpretation of the work of both poets.

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