Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
  Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
Titolo Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
AutoreCharlotte Emily and Anne Bronte
Prezzo€ 0,49
EditoreCLXBX
LinguaTesto in
FormatoAdobe DRM

Descrizione
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell is a landmark collection in English literary history, representing the poetic debut of the Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—published under their male pseudonyms to ensure serious consideration in a restrictive Victorian society. Though modestly received at the time of its 1846 publication, the volume has since been recognized as a work of extraordinary emotional power and artistic originality. Emily Brontë's poems, written under the name Ellis Bell, form the spiritual and emotional core of the collection. Her verses are marked by fierce intensity, visionary imagination, and a profound engagement with nature, freedom, faith, and the inner life of the soul. Drawing inspiration from the wild Yorkshire moors, her poetry conveys solitude, defiance, and transcendence with striking lyrical force. The collection as a whole reveals three distinct poetic voices, unified by sincerity and depth. Themes of love, suffering, hope, mortality, and spiritual longing run throughout, offering insight into the inner worlds of the sisters before their novels transformed English literature. Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell stands as a testament to creative courage and artistic integrity. For modern readers, it offers not only beautiful and haunting poetry, but also a rare glimpse into the origins of three of literature's most enduring voices, with Emily Brontë's poems shining as some of the most powerful and uncompromising of the Victorian era.