Robert Browing

ISBN-13: 9780582096134 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 352 str.

John Woolford

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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  Bibliography  Chronology  Index

O autorze

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.