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Robert Browning

Born

in Camberwell, London, England, The United Kingdom

May 07, 1812

Died

December 12, 1889

Genre

Poetry

Influences

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Robert Browning (1812-1889) was a British poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.

Browning began writing poetry at age 13. These poems were eventually collected, but were later destroyed by Browning himself. In 1833, Browning's "Pauline" was published and received a cool reception. Harold Bloom believes that John Stuart Mill's review of the poem pointed Browning in the direction of the dramatic monologue.

In 1845, Browning wrote a letter to the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, professing that he loved her poetry and her. In 1846, the couple eloped to Europe, eventually settling in Florence in 1847. They had a son Pen.

Upon Elizabeth Barrett Browning's de ...more

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	My Last Duchess and Other Poems 4.06 avg rating — 5,558 ratings — published 1842 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Browning's Poetry 4.02 avg rating — 5,266 ratings — published 1954 — 226 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning, Kate Greenaway (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 3,084 ratings — published 1842 — 451 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,619 ratings — published 1989 — 142 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,232 ratings — published 1855 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Last Duchess 3.86 avg rating — 1,271 ratings — published 1969 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Porphyria's Lover 4.04 avg rating — 828 ratings — published 1842 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ring and the Book 3.88 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 1869 — 304 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barret Barrett 1845-1846 4.36 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2015 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Browning: Poems: Edited by Peter Washington (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) by Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Peter Washington (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Who hears music, feels his solitude
Peopled at once.”
― Robert Browning, The complete poetical works of Browning

tags: music, power-of-music, solitude

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“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Our times are in his hand who saith, 'A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God: See all, nor be afraid!”
― Robert Browning

tags: growing-old, old-age

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“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?”
― Robert Browning, Men and Women and Other Poems

tags: aspiration, heaven, inspirational

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