Aurora Leigh (character)
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Aurora Leigh (character) is the intelligent, independent, and artistically driven heroine of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s verse novel, whose life story explores women’s roles, creativity, and social reform in Victorian society.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aurora Leigh | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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heroine ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
women’s artistic autonomy
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women’s education ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Aurora Leigh (verse novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | verse novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
balancing love and artistic vocation
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negotiating gender expectations ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
artistically driven
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idealistic ⓘ independent ⓘ intelligent ⓘ socially conscious ⓘ |
| createdBy | Elizabeth Barrett Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
art and authorship
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class inequality ⓘ female creativity ⓘ marriage and independence ⓘ social reform ⓘ women’s roles in Victorian society ⓘ |
| familyBackground |
half-Italian
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orphan ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1856 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Romney Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencesThemeInWork |
critique of philanthropy
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urban poverty ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early feminist heroine
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prototype of the woman poet in Victorian fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | autobiographical ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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writer ⓘ |
| raisedBy | aunt in England ⓘ |
| reasonForRejection | desire for artistic independence ⓘ |
| rejectsProposalFrom | Romney Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithRomneyLeigh | cousins GENERATED ⓘ |
| romanticArcWith | Romney Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female self-determination
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the woman artist ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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