The life and work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) was one of the most popular poets of the Victorian period, remembered for her challenging poetry and courage of her views. In this 10-Minute Talk Isobel Armstrong FBA discusses key stages of her life and work, from the courtship letters she wrote to her future husband through to the 19th century social and political issues which fed into her work. Speaker: Professor Isobel Armstrong FBA Emeritus Professor of English, Birkbeck, University of London; Senior Research Fellow, Institute of English Studies; International Scholar, American Academy The British Academy convenes research insights from across the disciplines we represent. The views expressed in our videos are those of the contributors and do not reflect the views of the British Academy. Viewers are welcome to make comments on videos. Comments are governed by the policies of YouTube. We do not monitor or moderate comments and will not reply to them. The world’s leading professors explain the latest thinking in the humanities and social sciences in just 10 minutes. 10-Minute Talks are a new series of pre-recorded talks from Fellows of the British Academy screened each Wednesday, 13:00-13:10, on YouTube. Our speakers will be available between 13:10 and 13:30 on the day of their talk to answer questions in the YouTube comments section (questions can be added to the YouTube comments section or sent via email: [email protected]). Subtitles, also known as closed captions, are available on our YouTube videos. You can access them by clicking on the 'CC' button or gear icon on the video. The 'CC' button and gear icon are usually located at the bottom of videos. For a transcript of this talk, visit our website: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/p... Find out more about the British Academy: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/ For future events, visit our website: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/e... Subscribe to our email newsletter: https://email.thebritishacademy.ac.uk...