Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning

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Robert Browning (1812–1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax.

Contents:

Life and Letters of Robert Browning:

Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Mrs. Sutherland Orr

The Brownings: Their Life and Art

Letters

Life of Robert Browning by William Sharp

Robert Browning by G.K. Chesterton

Poetry:

Bells and Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics

Bells and Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances and Lyrics

Pauline: A Fragment of a Confession

Sordello

Asolando

Men and Women

Dramatis Personae

The Ring and the Book

Balaustion's Adventure

Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau, Saviour of Society

Fifine at the Fair

Red Cotton Nightcap Country

Aristophanes' Apology

The Inn Album

Pacchiarotto, and How He Worked in Distemper

La Saisiaz and the Two Poets of Croisic

Dramatic Idylls

Dramatic Idylls: Second Series

Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day

Jocoseria

Ferishtah's Fancies

Parleyings with Certain People of Importance in Their Day

Plays:

Strafford

Paracelsus

Bells and Pomegranates No. I: Pippa Passes

Bells and Pomegranates No. II: King Victor and King Charles

Bells and Pomegranates No. IV: The Return of the Druses

Bells and Pomegranates No. V: A Blot in the 'scutcheon

Bells and Pomegranates No. VI: Colombe's Birthday

Bells and Pomegranates No. VIII: Luria and a Soul's Tragedy

Herakles

The Agamemnon of Aeschylus