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Genre and Aurora Leigh

Genre and Aurora Leigh . Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Genre in Aurora Leigh : Epic. Epic Long poem in elevated style About a hero figure who represents the national spirit i.e . Homer’s Odyssey & Odysseus, Virgils Aeneid & Aeneas. . Genre in Aurora Leigh : Romance. Romance

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Genre and Aurora Leigh

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  1. Genre and Aurora Leigh Elizabeth BarrettBrowning

  2. Genre in Aurora Leigh: Epic • Epic • Long poem in elevated style • About a hero figure who represents the national spirit • i.e. Homer’s Odyssey & Odysseus, VirgilsAeneid & Aeneas.

  3. Genre in Aurora Leigh: Romance • Romance • Novel or long poem about heroic deeds, usually in an imaginary or historical setting.

  4. Genre in Aurora Leigh: Bildungsroman • Bildungsroman • Ger. Bildung [formation, growth, eduction] + Roman [novel] = literally “education novel”) • Novel about the formation of an individual, usually an artist or person of great intellect. • i.e. James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

  5. Genre in Aurora Leigh: Autobiographical Novel • Autobiographical novel • About self and own experiences through a fictional character and setting • Alternate details, but the essence is similar

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