Introduces students to the life and work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, one of the most important women poets of the nineteenth century~Includes the full text of Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh~An Introduction by the editors explores the life of Barrett-Browning as the context to her writing~Poetry is interspersed with extracts from Barrett Browning's famous courtship correspondence, family correspondence, and her diaries~Barrett Browning's work is presented in chronological order, allowing students to study her development and growth as a poet~Includes a separate Chronology at the opening of the volume, which provides details of Barrett Browning's life, and the composition and publication of her works~The poems and writings are presented free of annotation on the page, allowing students to encounter the original texts afresh~Explanatory notes and commentary are located at the end of the book, providing students with a wealth of additional material and information t