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- Title
Material Spirits and Immaterial Forms: The Immaterial Materiality of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Abolitionist Poetry.
- Authors
SOARES, REBECCA D.
- Abstract
The article focuses on English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her poetry. Topics discussed include her notable abolitionist poems including "Hiram Powers' Greek Slave," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," and "A Curse for a Nation." The materiality of literature in contrast to immaterial materiality particularly in poetry is explored.
- Subjects
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861; ANTISLAVERY literature; POETRY (Literary form); HIRAM Powers' 'Greek Slave' (Poem); RUNAWAY Slave at Pilgrim's Point, The (Poem : Browning); CURSE for a Nation, A (Poem : Browning)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 4, p353
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2015.0031