@article{SatriyoWJati, author = {Satriyo W, Deni and Jati, Ariya}, title = {Erotic Love Reflected in Elizabeth Barrett Browning's >How Do I Love Thee?<, Article, English Language and Literature, English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia 2015, 7 pp. [eprints.undip.ac.id/48566/1/JURNAL_-_DENI_SATRIYO_W.pdf] [application of Fromm's theories to art]}, abstract = {The poem entitled >How Do I love Thee?< was written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This poem tells about how Elizabeth Barrett Browning loves her sweetheart. Her love to her sweetheart is very wonderful and strong. The purpose of this study is to describe the category of love in the poem by using Erich Fromm's the theory of love as the method of approach. In addition, this study also explains the characteristic of that category of love in the poem. The writer uses library research in his study for collecting the data. The result of this study shows that love desire that is felt by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is not a sexual contact but it is a wish to be a couple of lover. It can be categorized into erotic love. It has been proven by several characteristics of erotic love reflected in the poem. That characteristics are like it is not universal or it is only specific to one person for craving complete union, it is very exclusive from its own nature and strong commitment of Elizabeth Barrett Browning that makes her love is endless love.}, language = {en} }