In Aurora Leigh , the Biblical type of the fallen man is resurrected from Puritan texts, which emphasize the historical background of the type, and given Victorian meaning. In keeping with standard Victorian literary usage, Barrett Browning's use of Biblical typology illustrates the spiritual dimension of the seemingly commonplace. In her personal myth, nature becomes a metaphor for the fusion of the spiritual and the earthy elements of existence. Passioned to exalt The artist's instinct in me at the cost Of putting down the woman's, I forgot No perfect artist is developed here From any imperfect woman. In all our life.
Art is much, but love is more.
Art symbolizes heaven, but Love is God And makes heaven. I, Aurora, fell from mine. She considered the marriage of man and woman to be the earthly analogue of God's loving union with humanity. Victorian autobiographers explore their own personalities and analyze their mental development primarily as a means of explaining or defending their engagements in social discourse and public works, and for a professional writer that is usually a matter of explaining or defending one's oeuvre.