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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Noora Zuwayed Mrs. Timm 12 F January 20, 2014. Introduction. "My sun sets to raise again.” by Robert Browning. Thesis: Elizabeth Barrett Browning emerged as one the greatest woman writers of all time.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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  1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning Noora Zuwayed Mrs. Timm 12 F January 20, 2014

  2. Introduction "My sun sets to raise again.” by Robert Browning. Thesis: Elizabeth Barrett Browning emerged as one the greatest woman writers of all time. Citation:"Elizabeth Barrett Browning." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2014.

  3. Early Life Born in March 6, 1806 in Durham, England. Privileged childhood 1821 Dr. Coker prescribed opium for a nervous disorder. Mother died when she was 22. Self-taught. As child she read a number of Shakespearian plays Citation: "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." Elizabeth Barrett Browning. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2014.

  4. Education Elizabeth was self-taught. Did not attend school. Home schooled. Read passages from Paradise Lost. At the age 12 she wrote her first epic poem. Citation: Pattenson, Rita. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning Chronology." Elizabeth Barrett Browning Chronology Armstrong Browning Library, 1988. Web. 08 Jan. 2014.

  5. Career Elizabeth became active in the Bible and Missionary Societies of her church. Anonymously published her collection in 1826. 1833, translated Prometheus Bound. Wrote Seraphin and Other Poems in 1838 when her siblings were sent to Jamaica to her with the family’s estates Citation: Leighton, Angela. "Google Books." Google Books. Indiana University Press, 1 Jan. 1986

  6. Personal Life Robert Browning wrote Elizabeth a letter telling her that he liked one of her poems. Started a relationship and it was bitterly opposed by her father. In 1846, the couple eloped in Florence, Italy. Gave birth to Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning. Citation: Merriman, C.D. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss.Jalic Inc., 2006. Web. 07 Jan. 2014.

  7. Later Life • In 1860 the Brownings returned to Rome. • Elizabeth sister died, and Elizabeth entered a depression phase. • She died on 29 June 1861 in her husband's arms. • Citation: "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Mar. 2014. Web. 04 Jan. 2014

  8. Conclusion Poet of the Victorian era. Depressed was her inspiration to her best work. Died because of depression Imprinted on a lot of beginners.

  9. Work Cited "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2014. Everett, Glenn. "The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning." The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. N.p., 1987. Web. 05 Jan. 2014. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 01 Mar. 2014. Web. 04 Jan. 2014. Leighton, Angela. "Google Books." Google Books. Indiana University Press, 1 Jan. 1986. Web. 06 Jan. 2014.

  10. Work Cited Merriman, C.D. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss.Jalic Inc., 2006. Web. 07 Jan. 2014. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning." Elizabeth Barrett Browning. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2014. Pattenson, Rita. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning Chronology." Elizabeth Barrett Browning Chronology. Armstrong Browning Library, 1988. Web. 08 Jan. 2014. PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2014.

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