Sonnets from the Portugese
This is the free audio book Sonnets from the Portugese that can be downloaded, played and edit with our RedcoolMedia movie maker MovieStudio free video editor online and AudioStudio free audio editor online
AUDIO DESCRIPTION:
Play, download and edit the free audio Sonnets from the Portugese.
Sonnets from the Portuguese chronicles one of the most famous romances in history. The renowned Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett wrote the sonnet sequence during her courtship by Robert Browning, and later presented them to him as a wedding gift. Robert was astounded by the quality of the poetry, and encouraged her to publish, but Elizabeth objected on the grounds that the content was too personal. At last, Robert prevailed, and Elizabeth published her sonnets.The title of the book comes from a joke between Robert and Elizabeth Browning. Elizabeth was too embarrassed to publish the sonnets as a personal chronicle, so she decided to pretend they were a translation from a foreign language. Robert's nickname for her was "My Little Portuguese" due to her dark hair and olive complexion, and so the sequence was forever known as "Sonnets from the Portuguese." (Summary by Kirsten Ferreri)For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
Download M4B (22MB)
Download, play and edit free videos and free audios from Sonnets from the Portugese using RedcoolMedia.net web apps