ENGL 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Aurora Leigh, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora
9 Mar 2017
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Monday, 6, 2017: aurora leigh by elizabeth browning contd . First instance in literature that we have a central female protagonist that is a writer. Draws the convention of both the novel and poetry genre (a novel in. Poetess must write about their age not charlemagne age. Romney vs aurora she reject the role of being a helper, and she emphasis the importance of poetry and he work it does in society. Uses images of breastfeeding for a new type of writing poems. Aurora leigh, browning deliberately avoids invocation the muse. Muse called upon by poets to help them finish a poem. Rather than transcending earth to write her epic, she doesn"t do this, she is her own authority. Text part of cultural conversation of their time. By not invocating the muse it reflects victorian uncertainty, no reference for truth.
