U8 L11 Robert And Elizabeth Barrett Browning Flashcards
How does Browning’s poetry differ from Tennyson?
- optimistic
- innovative
- obscure
What is the difference between where Tennyson and Browning spent most of their lives?
T- England
B- Italy
Who did Browning marry?
Elizabeth Barett
Was Browning young when he started to write poetry?
yes
Did Browning’s poetic ability develop quickly or slowly?
slowly
Why did Elizabeth and Browning move to Italy after their marriage?
Elizabeth’s ill health
Early in his poetic career, Browning admired who?
Shelley
What was Browning’s first work? what was it modeled after?
Pauline, Shelley
Who accused criticized and accused Browning of self-worship? What effect did this have on Browning?
- John Stuart Mill
- humiliated, avoid subjectivity from Shelley
Browning’s rejection of subjectivity led to the development of what?
dramatic monologue
What is a dramatic monologue?
- one speaker
- talking to one or more characters
- listener doesn’t speak
- characters reveal inner thoughts/feelings
- less admirable traits
Browning is noted for his reliance on what?
psychology
although Browning rejected subjectivity, what did he retain?
- idealism
- sense of striving for goals
What is Browning’s most typically Victorian characteristics?
energy and vitality
Where did ‘My Last Duchess’ first appear?
Dramatic Lyrics
Who is the speaker in ‘My Last Duchess’?
Italian Renaissance Duke
Although Browning loved Italy, did he love England mor?
yes
What is ‘Home Thoughts, from Abroad’ about?
Browning’s longing for England
What was Elizabeth Barett’s life like before 1846?
secluded, invalid
What were the subjects Elizabeth was interested in and wrote about?
- child labor
- slavery
- unequal woman status
‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ is a collection of how many sonnets? Who was it gifted to?
- 44
- husband (Browning)
The title ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ is probably a reference to what?
Browning calling Elizabet ‘little Portuguese’
What does ‘A Thought For A Lonely Death-Bed’ talk about?
Elizabeth’s religious belief and health concerns
What did Elizabeth praise in ‘Work and Contemplation’?
- Victorian work ethic
- sense of women power
