Opposing Gender Views in Emerson’s Give All to Love and Browning’s Sonn

Opposing Gender Views in Emersons Give each to Love and Brownings praise 43 The concept of love has long been the preferred topic of conversation among prominent male poets. Towards the closing of the sixteenth century, however, the emerging of the female poet took place. With the introduction of Queen Elizabeth, an initial path was now cleared for future women poets to share their views on the acclaimed topic of love. Due to this clashing of ideas, the contrary views of two exceedingly different sexes could manifest itself. Who better to discuss the topic of love then Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who expresses her ideas with intelligence comparable to the best male poets, and Emerson, world noteworthy for his poignant opinions? In accordance with the long history of conflict between males and females, both Emersons Give All to Love and Brownings Sonnet 43 convey the pleasure love brings, but while Emersons poem urges the retention of individualism in a relationship, Browning pleads for a free surrender to love. Ralph Waldo Emerson has a strong history of aggressive, masculine behavior. We hear his grand, assuring words, feel his powerful charmhe is impenetrable (Whicher 39). Emerson felt that it was necessary to bear on his self-dependence at all times, never swaying from his personal choices. He taught self-reliance and felt self distrust, worshipped reality and knew illusion, proclaimed freedom and submitted to fate (Whicher 40). Although Emersons assertion in his self may have reflected some sort of macho-ism or frigidness, this attitude is simply Emerson demonstrating his cool and relaxed charma Emerson is teaching his tested secret of insulation from hazard Live in the soul (Whic... ...iscarded on a whim. Rather, it is something that will accompany you far beyond your years on this earth and through all of time. It is truly a gift and should not be treated in any other regards. Works Cited Magill, Frank. Biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browni ng. Critical Survey of Poetry 1 (1992) 394-396. Mermin, Dorthy. Sonnets from the Portuguese. cosmos Literature Criticism 1 (1992) 360-365. Patmore, Coventry. Mrs. Brownings Poems. North British Review 26 (1857) 446-447. Perry, Bliss. Emerson Today. Princeton University Press (1931) 84-86. Radley, Virginia. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Exploring Poetry-Gale Research (1972) pg. 5. Whicher, Stephan E. Emersons Tragic Sense. Emerson, a disposition of Critical Essays (1962) 39-45. Yannella, David. Artful Thunder. Poetry Criticisms 18 (1982) 69-96.