839 Elizabeth Barrett Browning (with Fiona Sampson) | My Last Book with David Medina

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In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe wrote, in a review of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's work, "Her poetic inspiration is the highest - we can conceive of nothing more august. Her sense of Art is pure in itself." Later that year, he dedicated his collection The Raven and Other Poems to her, calling her "the noblest of her sex." In this episode, Jacke is joined by the alumni of the first-ever History of Literature Podcast Tour for a lively discussion with poet and biographer Fiona Sampson (Two Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning) about this esteemed Victorian-era poet. PLUS David Medina (Shakespeare's Greatest Love) stops by to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. On…