{"product_id":"selected-poems-robert-browning-9781628452747","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy Robert Browning \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy Star\u003cbr\u003eIncident of the French Camp\u003cbr\u003eHome Thoughts from Abroad\u003cbr\u003eRabbi Ben Ezra\u003cbr\u003eMemorabilia\u003cbr\u003eAbt Vogler\u003cbr\u003eThe Lost Leader\u003cbr\u003eThe Boy and the Angel\u003cbr\u003eAndrea del Sarto\u003cbr\u003e\"Good News from Ghent\"\u003cbr\u003eBy the Fireside\u003cbr\u003eMy Last Duchess \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Browning was born at Camberwell, a suburb of London, May 7, 1812. From his earliest years he was fond of writing verses, and when twelve years of age had produced poems enough to form a volume. His first published poem, \"Pauline,\" appeared in 18333, but his real introduction to the public was through \"Paracelsus,\" a drama, published in 1835. In 1837 the tragedy of \"Strafford\" was unsuccessfully presented at Drury Lane Theater. In 1840 the epic \"Sordello\" was published, one of his most characteristic and most difficult works. In 1841-1846 appeared the series of \"Bells and Pomegranates,\" in eight shilling parts, containing much of his finest poetry, including the tragedy \"A Blot in the 'Scutcheon\" and the graceful dramatic poem \"Pippa Passes.\" In 1846 he was married to the distinguished poetess, Elizabeth Barrett, and soon after established his home in Italy. \"Christmas Eve and Easter Day\" appeared in 1850, followed by two volumes of short poems, \"Men and Women,\" 1855, and \"Dramatis Personae,\" 1864. His greatest work, \"The Ring and teh Book,\" appeared in 1868-9, closely followed by many other important poems, chief of which are \"Fifine at the Fair,\" 1872; \"Red Cotton Night-cap country,\" 1873; \"Aristophanes' Apology\" and \"The Inn Album,\" 1875. Most important of his latest works are \"Dramatic Idyls,\" 1879-80; \"Jocoseria,\" 1883; \"Ferishtah's Fancies,\" 1885; and \"Parleyings with Certain People of Importance in their Day,\" 1887. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first and perhaps the final impression we receive from the works of Robert Browning is that of a great nature, an immense personality. The poet in him is made up of many men. He is dramatist, humorist, lyrist, painter, musician, philosopher, and scholar, each in full measure, and he includes and dominates them all. In richness of nature, in scope and penetration of mind and vision, in all the potentialities of poetry, he is probably second among English poets to Shakespeare alone. In art, in the power of... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWindham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Browning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628452749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628452747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Windham Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.12d","brand":"Robert Browning","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939397501183,"sku":"9781628452747","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f7c72cf1-8bab-4caa-a732-e30b0f63a640.jpg?v=1681441251","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-poems-robert-browning-9781628452747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}