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- Title
Slavish Poses: Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the Aesthetics of Abolition.
- Authors
MACNEILL MILLER, JOHN
- Abstract
The article presents a critique of the poetry of the English writer Elizabeth Barrett Browning, focusing on her engagement with the theme of abolition. Topics addressed include her combined use of poetic aesthetics and political rhetoric in this and other poems as well as the politics surrounding politically active women's poetry in the 19th century. Specific poems examined include "A Curse for a Nation," "Hiram Powers' Greek Slave," and "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point."
- Subjects
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861; ANTISLAVERY literature; CURSE for a Nation, A (Poem : Browning); HIRAM Powers's Greek Slave (Poem : Browning); RUNAWAY Slave at Pilgrim's Point, The (Poem : Browning); 19TH century English poetry; LITERARY criticism; ENGLISH poetry; POLITICAL poetry; VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2014, Vol 52, Issue 4, p637
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2014.0031