Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Aug 2, 2023
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a renowned Victorian poet, discusses the challenges of being a mother, poet, and revolutionary. Topics include her secret marriage, use of opium-based medicine, interest in Italian politics, and the themes of anger and grief in her poem 'Mother and Poet'.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Secret Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
04:10 • 19min
Triumph, Tragedy, and the Sublime Grief
22:58 • 3min
The Significance of Death and Loyalty to the Cause
26:26 • 3min
Analyzing a Stanza from a Confusing Poem
29:21 • 9min
Exploring Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'Mother and Poet'
38:46 • 2min