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Robert Browning
English poet and playwright (–)
This article is about the English poet and playwright. For other people, see Robert Browning (disambiguation).
Robert Browning (7 May – 12 December ) was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian poets. He was noted for irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings and challenging vocabulary and syntax.
His early long poems Pauline () and Paracelsus () were acclaimed, but his reputation dwindled for a time – his poem Sordello was seen as wilfully obscure – and took over a decade to recover, by which time he had moved from Shelleyan forms to a more personal style. In , he married fellow poet Elizabeth Barrett and moved to Italy. By her death in , he had published the collection Men and Women (). His Dramatis Personae () and book-length epic poemThe Ring and the Book (–) made him a leading poet. By his death in , he was seen as a sage and
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Facts on Robert Browning
| Robert Browning's Biography | |
| Birth: | May 7th |
| Death: | December 12th |
| Father: | Robert Browning |
| Mother: | Sarah Anna Wiedemann |
| Spouse/Partners: | Elizabeth Barrett Browning () |
| Children: | 1 |
| Cause of Death: | Natural causes |
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| Nationality: | English |
| Literary Period: | Victorian |
Some further facts on Robert Browning are:
- He was born in Camberwell, London, England, and showed early talent in poetry.
- Browning's first published work was "Pauline: A Fragment of a Confession" in
- Browning's poetry often explored complex psychological and moral themes, and he was known for his deep insight into human nature.
- He was not widely recognized during his lifetime, but his reputation grew after his death, and he is now considered one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era.
- Browning's works influenced many late
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Robert Browning
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Who Was Robert Browning?
Robert Browning was a prolific Victorian-era poet and playwright. He is widely recognized as a master of dramatic monologue and psychological portraiture. Browning is perhaps best-known for a poem he didn’t value highly, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a children's poem that is quite different from his other work. He is also known for his long struktur blank poem The Ring and the Book, the story of a Roman murder trial in 12 books. Browning was married to the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Early Life
Robert Browning was born on May 7, in Camberwell, a suburb of London. He and a younger sister, Sarianna, were the children of Robert Browning and Sarah Anna Browning. Browning’s father supported the family by working as a bank clerk (foregoing a family fortune because he opposed slavery), and assembled a large library — some 6, books — which formed the foundation of the younger Browning’s somewhat unconventional education.
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