JosieBillington teaches in the School of English, University of Liverpool, UK. Herpublications include Faithful Realism (2002), Eliot's Middlemarch (2008)and an edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters (2006).

Billington's detailed comparisons between Browning's and Shakespeare's characters – Aurora Leigh and Hamlet, for instance – demonstrate Browning's masterful depiction of speakers in the process of becoming…Billington's study reveals the living principle at the very heart of Browning's most accomplished poems.

• Introduction \ 1. The Poet at Work \ 2. Sonnets from the Portugese \ 3. Aurora Leigh \ Further Reading \ Bibliography \ Index

JosieBillington teaches in the School of English, University of Liverpool, UK. Herpublications include Faithful Realism (2002), Eliot's Middlemarch (2008)and an edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters (2006).

Billington's detailed comparisons between Browning's and Shakespeare's characters – Aurora Leigh and Hamlet, for instance – demonstrate Browning's masterful depiction of speakers in the process of becoming…Billington's study reveals the living principle at the very heart of Browning's most accomplished poems.

• Introduction \ 1. The Poet at Work \ 2. Sonnets from the Portugese \ 3. Aurora Leigh \ Further Reading \ Bibliography \ Index