Robert Browning (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780766172357)

""Robert Browning"" is a biography of the famous Victorian poet written by the renowned author and critic G.K. Chesterton. The book covers Browning's life and works, from his early years in London to his later years as a celebrated poet. Chesterton explores Browning's unique style and approach to poetry, as well as his personal life and relationships with other writers and artists of his time. The book also delves into Browning's religious beliefs and his views on society and politics. With his characteristic wit and insight, Chesterton offers a fascinating portrait of one of the most important poets of the Victorian era.1903. A volume in the English Men of Letters series. On the subject of Browning's work innumerable things have been said and remain to be said; of his life, considered as a narrative of facts, there is little or nothing to say. It was a lucid and public and yet quiet life, which culminated in one great dramatic tests of character and then fell back against into this union of quietude and publicity. The life of Robert Browning, who combines the greatest brain with the most simple temperament known in our annals, would go on forever if we did not decide to summarize it in the very brief and simple narrative found in this volume.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN-10: 076617235X
ISBN-13: 9780766172357
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/14/2003
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 11.06h x 8.30w x 0.49d