Robert Browning
Robert Browning | |
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 Browning, c. 1888 | |
| Born | 7 May 1812 Camberwell, London, England |
| Died | 12 December 1889 (aged 77) Venice, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Literary movement | Victorian |
| Notable works | Pied Piper of Hamelin, Men and Women, The Ring and the Book, Dramatis Personae, Dramatic Lyrics, Dramatic Romances and Lyrics, Asolando |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Robert Wiedeman Barrett "Pen" Browning[1] |
| Relatives | Robert Browning (Father) Sarah Anna Wiedemann (Mother) |
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Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright of Victorian era.[2] He was born in Camberwell, London. He was married to the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.[3] They both moved to Italy and lived in Florence. He had one son. Browning died in Venice, Italy. He was buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.[4]
He wrote a poem called The Laboratory which was about a woman using poison to kill her lover's girlfriend.
Browning's longest work was the poem The Ring and the Book.[3] It consists of more than twenty thousand lines. It is based on a true story. It tells about a real crime committed in Italy at the end of 17th century. Its main hero is Pompilia Comparini, a young woman stabbed to death by her husband, count Guido Franceschini.
Poet's best work is probably the book Men and Woman. It was published in 1855. It is a collection of monologues.
Browning's last book is Asolando which was published in 1889.[3]
Gilbert Keith Chesterton wrote a book about Robert Browning; it was called Robert Browning and was published by Macmillan & Co. in 1903.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Robert Wiedeman Barrett (Pen) Browning (1849–1912)". Armstrong Browning Library and Museum, Baylor University. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Robert Browning, Biography.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Robert Browning - British poet". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Robert Browning - Biography". Retrieved 1 October 2016.