Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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An English poet known for love poems and her marriage to Robert Browning

proper noun

: Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The love sonnets of Elizabeth Barrett Browning are still celebrated for their depth and emotion.

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Students often analyze the relationship between Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning in literature classes.
Many consider Elizabeth Barrett Browning one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era.
Many scholars consider Elizabeth Barrett Browning one of the most important Victorian poets.
Did you read Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnets?
Many scholars consider Elizabeth Barrett Browning one of the most important Victorian poets.
The love sonnets of Elizabeth Barrett Browning are still celebrated for their depth and emotion.
Students often analyze the relationship between Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning in literature classes.

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Morphology

Elizabeth + Barrett + Browning

This item is a proper name; knowing the individual words only signals a person’s name but does not convey the specific biographical meaning (that she was an English Victorian poet). The referential, encyclopedic information about Elizabeth Barrett Browning is non-compositional and cannot be derived from the constituents, so it is opaque to learners.

Etymology

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a famous English 'poet' in the 1800s known for her deep 'love sonnets' and strong feelings in her poems. She wrote 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' for her husband Robert Browning, and that real love story helps explain why her name is remembered for romantic and powerful poetry.