The English poet Robert Browning (1812-1889) is best known for his dramatic monologues. By vividly portraying a central character against a social background, these poems probe complex human motives in a variety of historical periods. Robert Browning...

Robert Browning, with Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is considered one of the two major poets of the Victorian age. His life (1812-1889) and the chronological span of his publishing career (from Pauline in 1833 to Asolando in 1889) place him firmly in the...

Robert Browning , with Alfred Lord Tennyson, is considered one of the two major poets of the Victorian age. His life (1812-1889) and the chronological span of his publishing career (from Pauline in 1833 to Asolando in 1889) place him firmly in the...

Robert Browning's use of ekphrasis in poems to dramatize the dialectical relation between seeing and being seen is analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the paragonal nature of the ekphrastic encounter and contest between word and image. It is also argued that the beholder becomes...

It is rare for civic heads to become members of the House of Commons - Alderman Sir Lesley Lever, Lord Mayor of Manchester at the time United crashed in Munich, became MP for Ardwick; Sir Myer Galpern, Lord Provost of Glasgow, acquired Shettleston and...

Authorities say they have been unable to verify a prison inmate's claims that he killed as many as 49 people in more than a half-dozen states, but they still think there's some truth in his accounts.Robert Browne, 53, who is serving consecutive life terms for...

The sharp declines this month in many stock markets worldwide proves that not all that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.That city is among those areas of the United States hard hit by a slumping housing market. Combine that with a strong global appetite in...

In the following essay, Woolford and Karlin study Browning's use of the genre of dramatic monologue as well as elements of the poet's style. The critics argue that Browning's primary concern in his usage of dramatic monologue is the creation of dramatic speakers and situations. Additionally, Woolford and Karlin maintain that the style Browning employs is a vocal one—his poetry is meant to be spoken aloud—and they define two distinct vocal styles in his poetry—a voi...

In the following essay, Ryals maintains that the poems in Browning's 1845 volume, Dramatic Romances and Lyrics, are linked by the theme of loyalty, a theme which Ryals argues is often expressed ironically.

In the following essay, Maynard reviews the critical issues concerning Browning's poetry which were debated throughout the 1980s. Maynard also traces the roots of such issues, noting the dependence of modern criticism on the work of earlier scholars.

This is an analysis of three of Robert Browning's poems. They are "Porphyria's Lover", "My Last Duchess" and "The Bishop Orders His Tomb at St. Praxed's Church." It is an analysis of Browning's resistence to society.

A well-known dramatic monologue poet, Robert Browning utilized the narrative form in his poems. However, he also expertly portrayed the inner emotions and feelings of the characters described in his poetry. As shown in three of his poems -- "Porphyria's Lover," "My Last Duchess," and "Soliloquy Of The Spanish Cloister" -- Browning's descriptions of emotion and themes are deeper and can be read with a better sense of understanding than many novels could.