Slavery in the Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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This COVE edition explores five poems written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning over the course of her career, each focused on the issue of slavery. In doing so, it contextualizes these works both within their respective historical moments and our own contemporary perspectives, exposing ongoing tensions and power relations inherent in issues of race, gender, and class.

Primary Texts

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• A Curse for a Nation (The Liberty Bell, 1856)
• Hiram Powers' Greek Slave
• The Appeal
• The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point
• The African

Timelines in this Edition

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Key Events: EBB and the Road to Abolition

Maps in this Edition

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Key Locations: EBB and the Landmarks of Slavery

First Exhibitions of Hiram Powers's "Greek Slave"

Exhibits in this edition

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"The African" Manuscript (c. 1820s)

Richard Barrett's Story of a Runaway Slave (c. 1819)

Hiram Powers's Greek Slave and Related Images

Author

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Editor-In-Chief

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Emily Crider