Robert_Browning

ROBERT BROWNING INTRODUCTION: Robert Browning was one of the most historical poets in the English literature. Robert Browning was born in Camberwell, London, the son of a well-educated bank clerk. He was taught privately by his father but also studied for two terms at London University. He wrote poetry from an early age and was strongly influenced by the Romantic poets, particularly Shelley, and by historical events. In 1846 he secretly married Elizabeth Barrett, with whom he had started an enthusiastic literary correspondence two years earlier and they eloped to Florence. Browning returned to England following her death in 1861. He developed his interest in writing from an early age and later on he developed his talent, and finally he became known for the collection of his poems, which are still remembered and appreciated by the readers all around the world. As soon as he grew up he wrote immense books and poems. After he met his wife, Elizabeth with whom he worked for almost two years, they got married. After his marriage he went to France and he continued writing there also. He came back to England after the death of his wife. He was buried in London's Westminster Abbey among the very greatest figures in British history. Robert Browning was 77 at the time of his death and had risen to the heights of English literary society from his modest beginnings in the south London village of Camberwell. The poetry “Pied paper” is Robert’s most famous works and the people know him as the writer of this poem. History and the researches regarding the life of Robert Browning declares that he became immensely popular, and he gained the highest regard from the English literary society just because of his writings and creative abilities. Most of the poet's education came at home. He was an extremely bright child and a voracious reader (he read through all fifty volumes of the Biographies Universelle and learned Latin, Greek, French and Italian by the time he was fourteen. He attended the University of London in 1828, the first year it opened, but left in discontent to pursue his own reading at his own pace. Robert’s talent was grew since his childhood because he was an excellent reader and he knew many languages. Robert made use of these languages in his poetry. The audiences and readers widely appreciate Robert’s poetry because of the quality and content and the ideas, which he put into his poems. Robert Browning had a desire and an ambition to become a poet all his life and therefore, he made every attempt to make his dream come true. The importance of Robert Browning’s poetry can be identified by the fact that even today articles are written on his poetry and his characters. Two recent books published were Stefan Hawlin's Complete Critical Guide to Robert Browning and Sarah Wood's Robert Browning: A Literary Life The poems of Robert Browning are an example of his excellent creative writing abilities. These poems reflect his vision, ideas and thoughts. Almost all his poems show the degree of optimism, wit and flamboyant sense of style, and he embarked upon two ill-considered ventures: a series of plays for the theatre, all of which were dismally unsuccessful and none of which are much remembered today. Robert was also helped by his wife in his writing and they seem to have been made for each other. Both were studious and talented children. However the situations in which they learned, however, could not have been more different. His wife studied under house arrest. She seldom left the comfort of her room; she learned Greek, Latin, French, Italian and Portuguese. In each of these languages she found numerous books to read for pleasure. She also studied Hebrew in order to read the Old Testament in its original language. Her father is historically regarded as an over-bearing prison warden who forbade Elizabeth a normal life. CONCLUSION: The paper has viewed the details and information regarding one of the most renowned poets of the English literary society who is known as Robert Browning. Robert Browning was an excellent poet and he was one of the most renowned famous poets of 1880’s.He develop his passion of writing and finally, after so many years he gained a rank and status which cannot be replaced by any other Robert Browning.