Aurora Leigh
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Aurora Leigh is a book-length verse novel by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that explores a woman poet’s struggle for artistic and personal independence within Victorian society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aurora Leigh canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Victorian literature work
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book-length poem ⓘ verse novel ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Barrett Browning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
a woman poet’s struggle for artistic independence
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a woman’s struggle for personal independence ⓘ conflict between art and duty ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1856-11-15 ⓘ |
| form | blank verse ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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novel in verse ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aurora Leigh (character)
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Aurora's aunt ⓘ Lady Waldemar ⓘ Marian Erle ⓘ Romney Leigh ⓘ |
| influenced | later feminist literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
women's suffrage movement
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surface form:
Victorian feminism
social problem literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered one of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's major works
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important early feminist text in English literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Aurora Leigh (character) ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 9 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1856 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman and Hall ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
England
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Italy ⓘ |
| theme |
class and poverty
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female education ⓘ gender roles in Victorian society ⓘ marriage and autonomy ⓘ social reform ⓘ the vocation of the poet ⓘ women's artistic independence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning