John Woolford, Daniel Karlin

Robert Browning

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Browning is best known for his development of the dramatic monologue, in which he recreated the world of Renaissance Italy. This work provides a thematic survey of Browning's often difficult work, using key poems as a common point of reference. Themes covered include styles, genres and the mind.

Produktdetails

• Studies In Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Literature Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 138mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780582096134
• ISBN-10: 0582096138
• Artikelnr.: 39293027

Autorenporträt

John Woolford is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield, UK. Daniel Karlin is Winterstoke Professor of English Literature at the University of Bristol, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Ackowledgements Preface 1. Composition and influence: Browning's theory of
composition 2. Genre and style 3. Family, friendship 4. Love and marriage
5. Politics: Browning's political correctness 6. Philosophy: whose idea is
this 7. Reading Browning: editions; letters; diaries and memoirs; reference
books; criticism Appendix A: Browning's essay on Shelley Appendix B:
Ruskin's letter to Browning about Men and Women, and Browning's reply
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