Robert Browning, Robert Browning
Robert Browning, Robert Browning
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Robert Browning
Selected Poems

Author: Robert Browning

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/23/2012

Synopsis

Robert Browning was a deeply religious man who wrestled to obtain and keep his Christian faith. His conviction was that life in this world is so riddled with evil and sorrow that only a future life can make sense out of it. He viewed life as a training ground which God provided in His divine love and sovereign will. Given Brownings intensely romantic love affair with Elizabeth Barrett, it is characteristic that he should view love as lifes animating force and the key to its meaning. To Browning, the most dreaded fate would be to live a ghastly smooth life, dead at heart. This view of life is projected throughout his poetry. Included in this collection are Johannes Agricola in Meditation, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Youth and Art, Beatrice Signorini, Spring Song, and many others.

About Robert Browning

Robert Browning (1812–1889), born in London, was a major English poet of the Victorian age. He is noted for his psychological insight into character and motivations, his colloquial English, and his perfection of the dramatic monologue form. He influenced many modern poets, partly through his development of the dramatic monologue and his use of stream of consciousness. He was married to poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alok

Browning's poetry is not everybody's cup of tea. He alludes to the past, present and even future. His imagination (yes) helps him reach the places and times we cannot visit unless we imagine with him. His poetry may not sound entertaining and not seem exciting. And yet, those who understand poetry w......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

Pretty good lesser known poems. The letters between Robert and Elizabeth were pretty good too. The everymans pocket poets are a good way to get into poetry as well.......more

Goodreads review by Katie

About: Poems by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a collection of poetry by the Brownings who were famous for their marriage as well as their poetry in the 19th century. There are three sections in this book: the first is some of Robert’s poetry, the second some of Elizabeth’s poetry, and the......more

Goodreads review by Francisco

A collection of poems by the most famous couple in poetry (until Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, at least) which also includes some of their courting correspondence and Elizabeth's famous Sonnets from the Portuguese, it's a pretty nifty and portable edition. It's easy to make a little compare and contra......more

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