Bibliography

Donaldson, Sandra. Elizabeth Barrett Browning: An Annotated Bibliography of the Commentary and Criticism, 1826-1990. New York: G. K. Hall, 1993, 642 p.

Includes an introduction identifying principal works and dominant themes; criticism is in English, French, and Italian.

Biographies

Forster, Margaret. Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Biography. London: Chatto & Windus, 1988, 416 p.

Offers new primary evidence about Browning's childhood.

Taplin, Gardner B. The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957, 482 p.

Provides a definitive biography, with a detailed account of the creation, publication, and critical reception of Browning's poetry.

Criticism

Byrd, Deborah. "Combating an Alien Tyranny: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Evolution as a Feminist Poet." Browning Institute Studies 15 (1987): 23-41.

Examines Browning's place in the history of women writers, including the poet's own reading and influences and the development of her social thought.

Case, Alison. "Gender and Narration in Aurora Leigh." Victorian Poetry 29, no. 1 (spring 1991): 17-32.

Contends that...