Browning,Robert

Browning,Robert
Browning, Robert. 1812-1889.
British poet best known for dramatic monologues such as “My Last Duchess,” “Fra Lippo Lippi,” and “The Bishop Orders His Tomb.” His work, including his masterpiece, The Ring and the Book (1868-1869), explored new ways of using diction and poetic rhythm.

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  • BROWNING, ROBERT° — (1812–1889), English poet who wrote many works of Jewish interest. Browning s appearance and associations combined to give rise to a report that he was of Jewish extraction, but this was wholly unfounded. Nevertheless, he knew Hebrew, was an… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Browning, Robert — born May 7, 1812, London, Eng. died Dec. 12, 1889, Venice, Italy British poet. His early works include verse dramas, notably Pippa Passes (1841), and long poems, including Sordello (1840). In the years of his marriage (1846–61) to Elizabeth… …   Universalium

  • Browning, Robert — (1812 1889)    Poet, only s. of Robert B., a man of fine intellect and equally fine character, who held a position in the Bank of England, was b. in Camberwell. His mother, to whom he was ardently attached, was the dau. of a German shipowner who… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Browning, Robert — ► (1812 89) Poeta británico. Obras: Paulina, Paracelso, Strafford, y Sordello (tragedias), y una serie de poemas dialogados. * * * (7 may. 1812, Londres, Inglaterra–12 dic. 1889, Venecia, Italia). Poeta británico. Sus primeras obras incluyen… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • BROWNING, ROBERT —    poet, one of the two greatest in the Victorian era, born in Camberwell; early given to write verses; prepared himself for his literary career by reading through Johnson s Dictionary; his first poem PAULINE (q.v.) published in 1833, which was… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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  • Robert Browning — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Robert Browning Robert Browning (*Camberwell, Surrey, 7 de mayo de 1812 †Venecia, 12 de diciembre de 1889) fue un …   Wikipedia Español

  • Browning — Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert * * * (as used in expressions) Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Tod Charles Albert Browning …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Robert Browning — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Browning. Robert Browning …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Robert Browning — Infobox Writer name = Robert Browning caption = birthdate = 7 May 1812 birthplace = Camberwell, London England deathdate = 12 December 1889 deathplace = Venice, Italy occupation = movement = genre = notableworks = influences = influenced = Robert …   Wikipedia

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