Who authored the 1850 collection 'Sonnets from the Portuguese', which masks a highly personal romance as a translation?
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Correct answer: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, masking personal romance as a translation
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote these sonnets to her husband, Robert Browning. She used the 'Portuguese' title to maintain a sense of privacy for what was actually a record of their real-life courtship.
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