elizabeth barrett browning

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Definition of elizabeth barrett browning in English English dictionary

a British poet who married the poet Robert Browning in 1846 (1806-61). orig. Elizabeth Barrett born March 6, 1806, near Durham, Durham, Eng. died June 29, 1861, Florence British poet. Though she was an invalid who was afraid to meet strangers, her poetry became well known in literary circles with the publication of volumes of verse in 1838 and 1844. She met Robert Browning in 1845 and, after a courtship kept secret from her despotic father, they married and settled in Florence. Her reputation rests chiefly on the love poems written during their courtship, Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850). Her most ambitious work, the blank-verse novel Aurora Leigh (1857), was a huge popular success

(1806-1861) English poet, author of "Sonnets from the Portuguese

Hyphenation

E·liz·a·beth Bar·rett brown·ing

Turkish pronunciation

îlîzıbıth bärît braunîng

Pronunciation

/əˈləzəbəᴛʜ ˈbarət ˈbrounəɴɢ/ /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ ˈbærɪt ˈbraʊnɪŋ/