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(5) Elizabeth Barret Browning was born in 1806 in Durham England. She was a sickly child and during this time ofpoor health and little association with others she found the escape of reading philosophy, history, and literatures as heronly true escape. In 1838 the Barret family moved to London and six years after the move, Elizabeth published her firstpoetry book called Poems, which brought her instant recognition as a poet and also caught the eye of another poet namedRobert Browning. After reading the poems he started to correspond with her and subsequently he started courting her. Thecourtship was to remain a secret due to opposition from Elizabeth's domineering father. Elizabeth and Robert married in1846 and traveled to Italy, where they stayed for most of their lives and it was where their son was born.Elizabeth Browning was very active in the politics of Italy and championed the cause of Italian liberation fromAustria. The Browning house "Casa Guidi" in Florence is preserved as a memorial for her efforts. Italy was veryagreeable to Elizabeth, and her health improved greatly. Her greatest work, Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850), wasinspired by her love for her husband and the story of their relationship. Casa Guidi Windows (1851), inspired by theItalian liberation movement, and Aurora Leigh (1857), which was a novel in verse, are also her well-known works. Elizabeth Browning died in 1861. Her life was marked with great success as a poet and she had obtained far morefame than her husband Robert, but most modern scholars when looking at Elizabeth Barret Browning also look at her lifeand relationship with Robert. Her Sonnets from the Portuguese is no less than a collection of love letters to her husbandand it is hard to separate her poetry from her loving relationship with her husband.
59. Elizabeth Barret Browning was reading philosophy and literature when she was young because _____.
(A) her boyfriend asked her to explore the world of literatures
(B) her domineering father wanted her to become a great poet
(C) she had to make her living by writing poems in London
(D) she was eager to flee away from cruel reality of being sick

參考答案

答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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