Duquesne University Duquesne Scholarship Collection Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2008 A Poetics of the Soul: Devotional Poetry in Elizabeth Barrett rB owning; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and Christina Rossetti Heather Cianciola Follow this and additional works at: https://dsc.duq.edu/etd Recommended Citation Cianciola, H. (2008). A Poetics of the Soul: Devotional Poetry in Elizabeth Barrett rB owning; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and Christina Rossetti (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/410 This Immediate Access is brought to you for free and open access by Duquesne Scholarship Collection. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Duquesne Scholarship Collection. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A POETICS OF THE SOUL: DEVOTIONAL POETRY IN ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING; ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON; AND CHRISTINA ROSSETTI A Dissertation Submitted to the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts Duquesne University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for The degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Heather Shippen Cianciola August 2008 Copyright by Heather Shippen Cianciola 2008 A POETICS OF THE SOUL: DEVOTIONAL POETRY IN ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING; ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON; AND CHRISTINA ROSSETTI By Heather Shippen Cianciola Approved July 18, 2008 _______________________________ _______________________________ Laura Callanan, Ph.D. Albert C. Labriola, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English Professor of English ______________________________ Anne Brannen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English _______________________________ Albert C. Labriola, Ph.D. Acting Dean, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts Professor of English iii ABSTRACT A POETICS OF THE SOUL: DEVOTIONAL POETRY IN ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING; ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON; AND CHRISTINA ROSSETTI By Heather Shippen Cianciola August 2008 Dissertation Supervised by Laura Callanan, Ph.D.