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- Title
"Thy woman's hair, my sister, all unshorn": EBB's Sonnets to George Sand.
- Authors
BILLONE, AMY
- Abstract
The article offers poetry criticism of sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning to the French fiction writer George Sand. It discusses Browning's appreciation for the work of Sand as portrayed in the pair of sonnets "To George Sand: A Desire" and "To George Sand: A Recognition." The author discusses aspect of sonnets, including style, allusions, and themes of creative ability, the female body, and competition between writers.
- Subjects
POETRY (Literary form); LITERARY criticism; BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861; SAND, George, 1804-1876; ENGLISH laudatory poetry; ENGLISH sonnets; 19TH century English poetry; TO George Sand: A Desire (Poem); TO George Sand: A Recognition (Poem); VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2010, Vol 48, Issue 4, p577
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2010.a413067