The Poetry Of Robert Browning

The Poetry of Robert Browning is a major study of Browning and his art. It marks an improvement over the earlier studies of Browning’s poetry in that its author Stopford A. Brooke provides abundant information on the Victorian Age with Browning as the focal point. Each chapter of the book constitutes an elaborate and methodical analysis of Browning and his works, often from a historical perspective. The contents of the book have been so arranged as to bring out the thematic coherence and continuity of development in Browning’s art. The themes studied include: nature, human life, art, womanhood, passion of love and renaissance.
An interesting feature of the book is that a separate chapter has been devoted to Browning’s dramas. Throughout the book the author endeavours to draw comparison between Browning and his contemporaries and predecessors such as Tennyson and Sordello. The comparative and contrastive method throws much light on the continued relevance and universality of Browning.
This book is a comprehensive and well-argued study of Browning’s poetical works. It will be of special use to teachers and students apart from scholars and researchers interested in Browning’s poetry.