num_pages: 93
description: "I love your verse with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett . . . and I love you too," Robert Browning wrote in January 1845, thus initiating the most celebrated literary correspondence of the nineteenth century. During their courtship, Elizabeth privately wrote a series of forty-four sonnets to Robert, which she disclosed to no one -- not even to him -- until three years after their marriage. The poems were later collected in a volume entitled Sonnets form the Portuguese . In this elegant new edition, the poems are accompanied by relevant excerpts from Elizabeth and Robert's love letters. With an introduction by biographer Julia Markus, this volume will be a valued resource for the poetry scholar and those wanting wise and lyrical guidance in matters of love.
language: English
title: Sonnets From The Portugese
titlecomplete: Sonnets From The Portugese
genres: Classics, British Literature, Classic Literature, Romance, Literature, 19th Century, Poetry, Nonfiction, Victorian, Womens
ratings_count: 12206
publisher: Ecco