Sonnets From The Portuguese
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good dust jacket, light blue with decorative floral motif, minor wear to edges. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
One of the most celebrated collections in the English language, Sonnets from the Portuguese presents forty-four love sonnets written by Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, chronicling the passionate and deeply personal courtship between herself and fellow poet Robert Browning. Written in the Petrarchan sonnet form, the collection draws its title from Robert's affectionate nickname for Elizabeth, my little Portuguese, and includes the immortal opening line, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. The verse moves with lyrical grace and emotional intensity, arguing powerfully that romantic love is both a spiritual and transformative force. This edition includes illustrations by Fred A. Mayer and a foreword by Elizabeth Comsdon Kovanin, adding scholarly and visual depth to one of literature's most enduring declarations of love.
Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Avenel Books
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good dust jacket, light blue with decorative floral motif, minor wear to edges. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
One of the most celebrated collections in the English language, Sonnets from the Portuguese presents forty-four love sonnets written by Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, chronicling the passionate and deeply personal courtship between herself and fellow poet Robert Browning. Written in the Petrarchan sonnet form, the collection draws its title from Robert's affectionate nickname for Elizabeth, my little Portuguese, and includes the immortal opening line, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. The verse moves with lyrical grace and emotional intensity, arguing powerfully that romantic love is both a spiritual and transformative force. This edition includes illustrations by Fred A. Mayer and a foreword by Elizabeth Comsdon Kovanin, adding scholarly and visual depth to one of literature's most enduring declarations of love.