This is without discrediting them of their rightful fame, of course, but merely to make the argument clearer- that they complimented each other in more ways than any could imagine then. Though Elizabeth Barrett was being recognised for her poetic skills even before Robert Browning came into her life, the contribution of her husband in her later literary career can neither be ignored. Before he met his future wife, Robert Browning was a struggling writer: experimenting with diverse forms of literature and not quite successful in any, yet. If anything can be said about the nature of complimentary love, it’s the Brownings. No doubt she eventually allowed him to visit her, and no doubt they fell heedlessly in love much against her father’s wishes, leading them to elopement.Īnd love kept them strong. To Elizabeth Barrett, whose literary achievements were travelling further than her physical achievements, corresponding with Robert Browning, another young poet and great critic in the making, would have definitely been a satisfying experience. For a woman who had been crippled by a riding accident and had voluntarily chosen to keep her circle to the smallest bit, there’s very little to marvel at the romance in the exchanges of highly intellectual/artistic appreciation of creative writings, situated in an age where technology had yet to progress in leaps and bounds and thus, the beauty of writing letters.
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