A Drama of Exile

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A Drama of Exile is a dramatic poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that reimagines the biblical expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden.

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instanceOf dramatic poem
literary work
poem
alsoKnownAs A Drama of Exile, and Other Poems
author Elizabeth Barrett Browning
basedOn Book of Genesis
centralCharacters Adam
Eve
Lucifer
angels
containsCharacter Adam
Christ (as a visionary presence)
linked to: cosmic Christ

Eve
Gabriel
Lucifer
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublishedIn 1844
form closet drama
verse drama
genre Victorian poetry
biblical drama
religious drama
hasAuthorGender female
hasInfluenceOn interpretations of Eve in 19th-century literature
later Victorian religious poetry
hasTitle A Drama of Exile
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism-influenced Victorian poetry
literaryPeriod Victorian era
meter blank verse
notableFor emphasis on Eve’s spiritual role
philosophical and theological dialogue
reimagining the biblical expulsion of Adam and Eve
originalPublicationYear 1844
partOfAuthorCareerPhase early major success of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
publishedInCollection Poems (1844)
religiousContext Christianity
setting immediate aftermath of the Fall
outside the Garden of Eden
subject Adam and Eve
expulsion from Eden
theme exile
humanity’s relationship with God
marital love
redemption
suffering
writer Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Poems (1844) containsPoem A Drama of Exile
Nico notableWork Drama of Exile
linked to: A Drama of Exile
A Drama of Exile hasTitle A Drama of Exile