Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Best-Loved Poems

Seventy-one poems are included from these two influential poets of nineteenth century England who were also man and wife. The poetry reveals their passion, ideas, and dedication to social causes. This two-CD set offers the listener a convenient way to hear favorite poems of Elizabeth easilyand find the preferred poetry of Robert with maximum accessibility. Included among the poems of Robert are "Love among the Ruins," "Home Thoughts from Abroad," "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister," "Abt Vogler," "Rabbi Ben Ezra," and sixteen others. Among Elizabeth's best-loved works are "Grief," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," "Casa Guidi Windows," the forty-four complete Sonnets from the Portuguese, and four others.

© 2013 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781572707597

Release date

Audiobook: March 20, 2013