Aurora Leigh
Start Publishing LLC · Hardcover · July 18, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- A story of poetic ambition that brings Victorian society’s repressive attitudes into view.
- Genres
- British & Irish Poetry, Women Poets, Feminist Fiction
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, July 18, 2013
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Aurora Leigh is an aspiring poet of independent spirit, rebelling against the stifling constraints of Victorian middle-class society and struggling for self expression. This story exposes the hypocrisy and repressive social attitudes of Victorian England.
Poetry and Defiance
A story of poetic ambition that brings Victorian society’s repressive attitudes into view.
Come here for
- A poet’s struggle for self-expression
- A look at Victorian social constraints
Expect
- Independent spirit against middle-class constraints
- Social criticism alongside a story of self-expression
Where it sits
| British & Irish Poetry | 80% |
|---|---|
| Feminist Fiction | 60% |
| Women Poets | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Poetry
- Authors
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- July 18, 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- American Poetry