A selective bibliography of open access articles on Elizabeth Barrett Browning, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Authors of Web Sites
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Pollock, Mary. A substantial introduction to Elizabeth Barrett Browning from Literary Encyclopedia
Pollock, Mary. Overview of the history, plot, and form of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh, from the Literary Encyclopedia, 7/4/2003
Pollock, Mary S. "The anti-canonical realism of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's `Lord Walter's Wife.'" Studies in the Literary Imagination, Spring 1996, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p. 43
Smulders, Sharon. "Sincere doubt, doubtful sincerity, and Sonnets from the Portuguese," ANQ, Fall 1995, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p. 18
Stauffer, Andrew M. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning's (re)visions of slavery." "Presents an in-depth analysis into the works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Manifestations of Browning's involvement with American abolitionists in her works; Authority of the published texts of Browning; Historical genres in Browning's works; Specimen of anti-slavery themes in Browning's pieces." English Language Notes, June 1997, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p. 29
Wegener, Frederick. "Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Italian independence, and the 'critical reaction' of Henry James," "Examines Henry James' antagonistic view of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's devotion to Italy and the Italian Risorgimento. Clash of critical ideologies between the two writers; Encounter between the two as a reminder of the hazards of negotiating the relations between poetics and politics." Studies in English Literature, Autumn 1997, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p. 741
A brief introduction to Elizabeth Barrett Browning from educational publisher Gale
A short introduction to the Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning from a PBS special
The Victorian Web has essays on Elizabeth Barrett Browning's writing techniques, themes, biography, and the Victorian background, Dr. George Landow
A substantial, though older, discussion of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's works, from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes (1907-21)
"Women in the Literary Marketplace," an online exhibit from the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell Univ., contains short entries on several Victorian women authors and their typical themes, information about the publishing context, and some images of first editions
A biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning from Books and Writers web site, Kuusankoski Public Library, Finland
A brief introduction to Elizabeth Barrett Browning from The Academy of American Poets
Web site for the Armstrong Browning Library, at Baylor University, dedicated to the Victorian poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. The site includes access to "The Brownings: A Research Guide," a comprehensive online research guide to all known Browning-related material, some 70,000 items
"Women in the Literary Marketplace," an online exhibit from the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell Univ., contains short entries on several Victorian women authors and their typical themes, information about the publishing context, and some images of first editions
A guide to research resources from the Victoria discussion list for Victorian Studies
Scholarly article on the Victorian idea of the "surplus woman" and its development in Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry. In Victorian Poetry, Volume 35, no. 4, Winter 1997, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Redundant Women, by Pauline Simonsen. (removed)
Scholarly article discusses Casa Guidi Windows as a "window" on history--a carefully framed and structured one. In Victorian Poetry, Volume 35, no. 4, Winter 1997, Defenestrations of the Eye: Flow, Fire, and Sacrifice in Casa Guida Windows, by Steve Dillon and Katherine Frank. (removed)
Reprint of the fragment of poetry known as the "Aeschylus' Soliloquy" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the history of its misattribution to Robert Browning. In Victorian Poetry, Volume 35, no. 3, Fall 1997, "Aeschylus' Soliloquy" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, by Margaret Reynolds and Barbara Rosenbaum. (removed)
Scholarly article discusses Barrett Browning's treatment of Marian Erle, the working-class woman whom Aurora rescues and befriends in Aurora Leigh. In Victorian Poetry, Volume 36, no. 3, Fall 1998, "Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point' and the Politics of Interpretation," by Sarah Brophy. (removed)
Scholarly article discusses Elizabeth Barrett Browning's realist impulses in Aurora Leigh. In Victorian Poetry, Volume 36, no. 2, Summer 1998, Anomalous Ownership: Copyright, Coverture, and Aurora Leigh, by Cheri Larsen Hoeckley. (removed)
Scholarly article discusses the female protagonist's struggle to define her creative gifts in Aurora Leigh. In Victorian Poetry, Volume 36, no. 2, Summer 1998, "Doing the Afra Behn": Barrett Browning's Portrait of the Artist, by Susan Walsh. (removed)
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