Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1806-03-06
Death 1861-06-29
Britons
English, French

Biographical notes:

Epithet: poet

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x0003ca

Browning was an English poetess.

From the description of Letter and portraits, ca. 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83958979

The 19th century English poet, best known for her Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh, her novel in verse.

From the description of Two manuscript poems and nineteen letters, 1834 Jun. 4 -- 1857 Apr. 10 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 83083368

Elizabeth Barrett Browning is chiefly remembered today for the rather sentimental book of verse she wrote for her husband, Sonnets from the Portuguese. She was revered in Victorian England, generally considered one of the finest poets of the 19th century, and was an adventurous and intelligent poet, writing in diverse classical forms and experimenting in a startlingly modern mode. Her influence on later poets such as Emily Dickinson and Christina Rossetti is incalculable.

From the description of Elizabeth Barrett Browning letter to Eleanor Page Bordman, Sept. 1836. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50616702

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet and translator. Born on March 6, 1806, Barrett Browning became proficient in Greek, Latin, French, and other European languages. At the age of eleven she wrote a verse "epic" in four books of rhyming couplets, "The Battle of Marathon," which was privately printed in 1820 at her father's expense. She went on to write such works as "An essay on mind," "Sonnets from the Portuguese," and "Aurora Leigh." In September of 1846, she secretly married the poet Robert Browning, and they moved to Italy, eventually settling in Florence, where she remained until her death in 1861.

From the guide to the Elizabeth Barrett Browning collection of papers, 1764-[1973, 1812-1883, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

From the description of Elizabeth Barrett Browning collection of papers, 1764-[1973] bulk (1812-1883). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122579924

English poet.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London] "Monday", to John Kenyon, [no year]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623003

From the description of Only a curl : AMsS, [1847]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122466325

From the description of Stanzas : autograph poem, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122369463

From the guide to the Elizabeth Barrett Browning Collection, 1857-1946, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [London], to Messrs. Wiley and Putnam, 1844 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270621770

English author.

From the description of Letter, 1856 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70938215

Epithet: of Add MS 37232

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x0000c6

Alfred Tennyson was a British poet and playwright.

From the guide to the Alfred Tennyson collection of papers, 1823-1907, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet best known for her Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh, her novel in verse.

From the description of Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript material : 21 items, 1834-1857 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76946194

From the guide to the Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript material : 23 items, 1820-1857, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

Epithet: of Add MS 35155

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x0000c5

Poet.

From the description of Letters, 1846-1878. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 34553422

From the description of Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454003

Browning was a British Victorian poet. Moxon was a British publisher, who issued works by the Brownings, the Shelleys, Tennyson, and others.

From the description of [Letter] 1844 Aug. 1, 50 Wimpole Street, [London to] Edward Moxon / Elizabeth Barrett. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 175300798

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Subjects:

  • Women authors
  • English language
  • English literature
  • English poetry
  • Poets, English
  • Poets, English
  • Poets, English
  • Greek language Metrics and rhythmics
  • Literature
  • Poetry
  • Women poets
  • Women poets, English
  • Women poets, English
  • Poets, English
  • Poets, English
  • Women poets, English

Occupations:

  • Poets
  • Women authors, English

Places:

  • Broughton, Warwickshire (as recorded)
  • Southill, Cornwall (as recorded)
  • Bewcastle, Cumberland (as recorded)
  • China, Asia (as recorded)
  • Tuscany (Italy) (as recorded)
  • Tuscany (Italy) (as recorded)
  • Cadiz, Spain (as recorded)
  • Yealmpton, Devon (as recorded)
  • Abyssinia, Africa (as recorded)
  • London, England (as recorded)
  • Mitton, Worcestershire (as recorded)
  • Bredon, Warwickshire (as recorded)
  • Rhossili, Glamorganshire (as recorded)
  • Ogmore, Glamorganshire (as recorded)
  • Okehampton, Devon (as recorded)
  • Linkinhorne, Cornwall (as recorded)
  • Plympton, Devon (as recorded)
  • Paris (France) (as recorded)
  • Cornwall, England (as recorded)
  • Milan, Italy (as recorded)
  • Peking, Chihli, China (as recorded)
  • Athens, Greece (as recorded)
  • Menheniot, Cornwall (as recorded)
  • Stebbing, Essex (as recorded)
  • Florence, Italy (as recorded)
  • Tuscany (Italy) (as recorded)

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