Comments on: Browning Letters Readalong, Part 2 (June 1845 to October 1845)

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:17:24 +0000

Thank you for these posts (I’ve been out of town, is why I’m late commenting.) These quotations are so beautiful. I admit I was skeptical of the Brownings (I don’t know why! I think I thought they would be schmoopy) but you are winning me over, and I love reading letters. I’ll put this on my list.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:54:04 +0000

In reply to shelleybookclutter. Even if you can't catch up, I highly highly recommend these letters. I have the epub of them (it's public domain), which I will email to you if you like. I basically just want everyone in the world to love the Brownings as much as I do.

By: shelleybookclutter

shelleybookclutter — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:24:01 +0000

This is such a great idea for a readalong. If I thought I could catch up I would join in. I’m reading Possession right now and they would go together nicely!

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:45:37 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Is it any good? Sonnets from the Portuguese is already so touching.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:40:48 +0000

In reply to NWK (@MumsyNancy). I know. It's such a dear thing to say. ROBERT.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:38:42 +0000

In reply to readerlane. Yayyyy! The part about her going to Pisa makes me really mad -- how her father won't let her go even though it's obviously wonderful for her health. I love those letters how angry Robert is.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:36:33 +0000

In reply to Jane-Emily. Yay! And yes, do read them again another time. They repay rereading. I get more from them every time I read them.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:43:26 +0000

Reading about these letters is making my lazy blogging muscle want to get some exercise reviewing a volume of poetry that is supposed to be modeled on Sonnets from the Portuguese.

By: NWK (@MumsyNancy)

NWK (@MumsyNancy) — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 01:19:10 +0000

That “dream” comment just melted my heart – I can only imagine what it did to Elizabeth’s. I love reading the Sonnets from the Portuguese concurrently with the letters – I guess we know when she wrote this one: http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/elizabethbarrettbrowning/poems/sonnetsfromtheportuguese/canitberighttogivewhaticangive.html

By: readerlane

readerlane — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:12:41 +0000

I’m enjoying rereading these very much. Elizabeth’s attitude really changes — she is going out and walking, she is pursuing going to Pisa for the winter for her health — and one feels that Robert’s friendship may be helping with those changes. Just as her friendship is helping him with her generous comments on his work, her concern and her teasing him. I have to confess that I couldn’t wait and am just finishing December 🙂 Susan E