A Drama of Exile
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A Drama of Exile is a dramatic poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that reimagines the biblical expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Drama of Exile canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dramatic poem
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literary work ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | A Drama of Exile, and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Barrett Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacters |
Adam
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Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucifer NERFINISHED ⓘ angels ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Adam
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Christ (as a visionary presence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucifer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1844 ⓘ |
| form |
closet drama
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verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian poetry
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biblical drama ⓘ religious drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
interpretations of Eve in 19th-century literature
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later Victorian religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Drama of Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism-influenced Victorian poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | blank verse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on Eve’s spiritual role
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philosophical and theological dialogue ⓘ reimagining the biblical expulsion of Adam and Eve ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early major success of Elizabeth Barrett Browning ⓘ |
| publishedInCollection | Poems (1844) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting |
immediate aftermath of the Fall
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outside the Garden of Eden ⓘ |
| subject |
Adam and Eve
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expulsion from Eden ⓘ |
| theme |
exile
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humanity’s relationship with God ⓘ marital love ⓘ redemption ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| writer | Elizabeth Barrett Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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