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Aurora Leigh (Paperback, annotated edition)
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Aurora Leigh (Paperback, annotated edition)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Aurora Leigh is the foremost example of the mid-nineteenth-century
poem of contemporary life. This verse-novel is a richly detailed
representation of the early Victorian age. The social panorama
extends from the slums of London, through the literary world, to
the upper classes and a number of superb satiric portraits: an aunt
with rigidly conventional notions of female education; Romney
Leigh, the Christian socialist; Lord Howe, the amateur radical; Sir
Blaise Delorme, the ostentatious Roman Catholic; and the
unscrupulous society beauty Lady Waldemar. However, the dominant
presence in the work is the narrator, Aurora Leigh herself. From
early years in Italy and adolescence in the West Country to the
vocational choices, creative struggles, and emotional entanglements
of her first decade of adult life, Aurora Leigh develops her ideas
on art, love, God, the Woman Question, and society. This is the
first critically edited and fully annotated edition for almost a
century. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
Classics has made available the widest range of literature from
around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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