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ROBERT AND ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING –
A VICTORIAN LOVE IN FLORENCE
“ My sun sets to rise again.”
― Robert Brownin
obert !n" E#i$!bet% B!rrett Brownin !re &on'i"ere" one o( )o't ro)!nti& #iter!r*
&o+,#e (ro) t%e Vi&tori!n ,erio". Toet%er t%e* %!-e "o)in!te" t%e twentiet%&ent+r*
i)!in!ti-e -iew o( t%e Vi&tori!n ,erio". T%eir #o-e 'tor* i' (!'&in!tin/ e-er 'in&e t%e
,+b#i&!tion o( t%eir #o-e #etter' in 01223 t%e Brownin' %!-e in',ire" t%e ,o,+#!r i)!in!tion not
!' ,oet' wor4in on ! #i(e#on ,ro5e&t3 b+t !' ! 'enti)ent!# "i,t*&%3 e-en t%o+% t%e wor4 o(
writin w!' !t t%e &ore o( t%eir re#!tion'%i,.
R Fro) &%i#"%oo"3 bot% t%e'e ,oet' were ,ro(o+n"#* !w!re o( #iter!r* in(#+en&e !'
&onte),or!r* !n" %i'tori&!# &onte6t. In t%e'e 'en'e o( in(#+en&e3 t%e* "i" not in(#+en&e e!&%
ot%er. In'te!"3 t%eir wor4in re#!tion'%i, w!' ! &ontin+o+' &on-er'!tion !bo+t b!#!n&in t%e"e)!n"' o( t%eir &r!(t3 !n" t%e re7+ire)ent' o( t%eir re!"er'. 8er%!,' be&!+'e '%e w!' ! wo)!n
in t%e )!'&+#ine wor#" o( #iter!t+re3 Robert en&o+r!e" %er to &re!te %er own new #iter!r* (or)'.
T%ro+% %i' (!it% in %er wor43 %e r!nte" %er ,er)i''ion to e6,eri)ent3 !n" %er re!t )!t+re
wor43 “ Aurora Leigh”3 te'ti(ie' %i' '+,,ort.
T%e Brownin'9 #i(e toet%er (ro) 01:; to 01<0 w!' ! ,!rtner'%i,. D+rin t%eir &o+rt'%i,
!n" )!rri!e3 E#i$!bet% B!rret Brownin wrote t%e )o't )!t+re !n" oriin!# ,oetr* o( %er
&!reer= !t t%e '!)e ti)e3 Robert brownin ,er'i'te" in "e-e#o,in %i' -ioro+' !n" "e)!n"in
e6,eri)ent!# ,oe)'.
In 01:>3 (or t%e (ir't ti)e 'in&e t%e* %!" #e(t Lon"on3 t%e Brownin' (o+n" ! ,er)!nent
%o)e in F#oren&e. For bot%3 t%i' w!' ! ,erio" not on#* o( '+,re)e %!,,ine'' b+t o( &ontin+o+'#iter!r* ,ro"+&tion3 )o't o( w%i&% w!' ,ro(o+n"#* !n" e''enti!##* in(#+en&e" b* It!#i!n
&on"ition' !n" !t)o',%ere. T%e )o't "i'tin&ti-e#* #*ri&!# ,oetr* o( Robert Brownin be#on'
!#)o't entire#* to t%e'e *e!r'= w%oe-er wo+#" 'ee %i) !' ! 'iner3 in "i'tin&tion (ro) t%e
"r!)!ti't o( %i' e!r#ier ,erio" or t%e ,%i#o'o,%i&!# !n" re#iio+' ,oet o( %i' #!ter #i(e3 )+'t t+rn to
t%e ,oe)' written "+rin t%i' ti)e o( “life, love, and Italy”. To bot% ,oet' t%e %i'tor*3 t%e
'&ener*3 t%e !rt o( F#oren&e3 w!' ! &ontin+!# in',ir!tion= ,oe)' !n" &orre',on"en&e !#i4e '%ow
t%e '+,re)e ,#!&e it %e#" in t%eir !((e&tion'. “The most beautiful of the cities devised by man”3
'!*' ?r'. Brownin3 in one o( %er #etter'= “completing Florence as Florence Italy3” '!*' Robert
Brownin3 ',e!4in o( t%e &!),!ni#e o( t%e &!t%e"r!#. ?r'. Brownin@' #i(e#on intere't in
It!#i!n ,o#iti&' !n" in ,o,+#!r #ibert* !re too we## 4nown to nee" (+rt%er e6,o'ition= b+t t%e #!re
,!rt ,#!*e" b* t%e #o&!# &o#or o( t%e &it*3 t%e )+#tit+"e o( !##+'ion' to t%e &%+r&%e'3 t%e ,i!$$!'3
t%e ,i&t+re'3 t%e 't!t+e'3 t%e tr!"ition' o( F#oren&e &!n be +n"er'too" (+##* on#* b* ! 'o)ew%!t
inti)!te 4now#e"e o( t%e &it*. For e6!),#e3 %i' “Old Pictures in Florence” i' &o+nte" !)on
t%e )o't ob'&+re o( %i' '%orter ,oe)'= b+t it i' ob'&+re on#* be&!+'e it !''+)e' ! #!rer !)o+nt
o( in(or)!tion in t%e %i'tor* o( !rt t%!n )o't re!"er' ,o''e''.
Co),!r!ti-e Lin+i'ti&' o( Ger)!ni& L!n+!e' Italian culture and civilization in nglish Language –
GHEORGHE ?ARIANA – ANL 0 Gr+,! ENGLEZA ITALIANA
8/12/2019 Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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T%e ,oe)' o( t%e Brownin' %!-e !#re!"* been !nnot!te" !b#* !n" '+((i&ient#* !' (!r !'
wor"' &!n 'er-e= t%e ,oe)' "e-e#o,e" in F#oren&e !i) to 'et be(ore t%e e*e ,i&t+re' o( t%e ,#!&e'
or ,er'on' )entione"3 'o t%!t e!&% re!"er )!* 'ee F#oren&e (or %i)'e#( !' ne!r#* !' ,o''ib#e !'
t%e two ,oet' '!w it3 )!* !,,ro!&%3 !' &#o'e#* !' e-er i' ,o''ib#e to !n o+t'i"er3 t%e 'o+r&e' o(
,oeti&!# in',ir!tion.
In"ee"3 bot% ,oet' !t ti)e' 'ee) to %!-e in-ite" +' into t%e inner '!n&t+!r* o( t%eir
)in"'3 b* 't!tin "i'tin&t#* t%e &ir&+)'t!n&e' w%i&% #e" to ,oeti&!# &re!tion. ?r'. Brownin te##'
%ow '%e %e!r" ! #itt#e &%i#" o 'inin +n"erne!t% %er win"ow'3 !n" %ow wit% it &!)e t%e
t%o+%t %ow
!"the heart of Italy must beat
#hile such a voice had leave to rise serene
$T%i&t church and palace of a Florence street'
Hen&e t%e ,oe)3 “(asa )uidi #indo%s.”
*obert +ro%nings ,oe)' in',ire" (ro) t%e It!#i!n 'o&i!#3 re#iio+' !n" ,o#iti&!#
b!&4ro+n"/ !Fra Lippo Lippi' - !n 01;; "r!)!ti& )ono#o+e w%ere t%e ,oet "e,i&t' ! 0;t% &ent+r*
re!##i(e ,!inter3 Fi#i,,o Li,,i3 w%o (!&e' t%e &on(#i&t o( ! re#iio+' #i(e &o))itte" to t%e
C%+r&% or ! #i(e o( #ei'+re.
“ Andrea del .arto” – "e'&ribe" !' ! (!i#e" %ero3 !n !rti't w%o %!' "e-e#o,e" ! '+&&e''(+#
te&%ni7+e !n" %!' re!&%e" %i' #i)it3 b+t3 in t%e ,ro&e''3 %!' #o't %i' in',ir!tion. It i' on#*
t%ro+% %i' 'tr+#e wit% %i' #i)it!tion'3 '!*' Brownin t%!t t%e !rti't e6ten"' %i' &!,!&itie'
!n" )!int!in' %i' !rti'ti& interit* !n" in',ir!tion.
“The .tatue and the +ust ” – t%e ,oet &re!te' t%e &%!r!&ter' !n" t%e 'it+!tion3 !n" "r!)!ti&!##*
,re'ent' ! 'tor* w%i&% i' b!'e" on ! F#orentine tr!"ition t%!t D+4e Fer"in!n" I ,#!&e" %i'
e7+e'tri!n 't!t+e in t%e 8i!$$! "e##9 Ann+n$i!t! 'o t%!t %e )i%t !$e (ore-er tow!r"' t%e o#"Ri&&!r"i 8!#!&e3 w%ere ! #!"* %e #o-e" w!' i),ri'one" b* %er 5e!#o+' %+'b!n".
“The *ing and the +oo/ ” t%e #one't !n" )o't i),ort!nt o( Brownin9' ,oe)'3 t%e ,oe) i'
b!'e" on ! 'et o( %i'tori&!# !n" #e!# "o&+)ent' t%!t t%e ,oet "i'&o-ere" in ! boo4't!## in t%e
'7+!re o( !n Loren$o in F#oren&e in 01<.
T%e Brownin' #i-e" in It!#* (or t%e ne6t 0; *e!r' o( t%eir #i-e'3 +nti# E#i$!bet% "ie" in
Robert@' !r)' on +ne 23 01<0. It w!' w%i#e t%e* were #i-in t%ere in It!#* t%!t t%e* bot% wrote
'o)e o( t%eir )o't )e)or!b#e ,oe)'.
Bibliography/
Ann! Benne'on ?&?!%!n3 Florence in the poetry of the +ro%nings3 A.C. ?&C#+rCO.3
8+b#i'%er'3 C%i&!o 02>3
8renti'' C+))in'3 The statue and the bust of +ro%ning and other papers read before”3
T%e Bo'ton Brownin o&iet* !n" t%e Broo4#ine T%+r'"!* C#+b3 Bo'ton3 ,ri-!te#*
,rinte"3 020;
Co),!r!ti-e Lin+i'ti&' o( Ger)!ni& L!n+!e' Italian culture and civilization in nglish Language –
GHEORGHE ?ARIANA – ANL 0 Gr+,! ENGLEZA ITALIANA
