Love and Letters: Sonnets from the Portuguese Iconic Edition
A guest column recounts Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese, published 1850, its secret beginnings, elopement with Robert Browning, and notable editions including The Limited Editions Club 1948. Iowa special collections hold copy 1410 with gilded initials and red blue illustrations.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth
Robert Browning
Italy
Robert
Valenti Angelo
Louis Untermeyer
University of Iowa Special Collections
University Archives
Love in the Stacks at University of Iowa Library
This week at the University of Iowa Main Library in Iowa City features Valentine themed events. Displays include Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese and other love books. Activities include Blind Date with a Book and an Express Workshop on using the Iowa Digital Library to create valentines.
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University of Iowa
Washington St
Iowa City
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Learning Commons
Express Workshop
Iowa Digital Library
University of Iowa Special Collections
University Archives
Iowa Women’s Archive
Poe exhibition at Old Capitol reveals Poe range
The Old Capitol Museum and University of Iowa Special Collections present "Poe: A Wilderness of Mirrors" opening Thursday. The exhibit features first editions and explores Edgar Allan Poe life, death, and legacy with events including film screenings and readings through spring.
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Old Capitol Museum
University of Iowa Special Collections
University Archives
Edgar Allan Poe
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America
Christine Norquest
US Pentacrest Museums
Uiowa. Edu
Oldcap
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