A Face
by Robert Browning
Written in response to fellow poet Coventry Patmore’s poem The Angel in the House (1854), ‘A Face’ by Robert Browning explores the poet’s fascination with a lady’s portrait, particularly her facial features depicted in it.
A Toccata of Galuppi’s
by Robert Browning
‘A Toccata of Galuppi’s’ by Robert Browning features the renowned Venetian composer of the 18th-century, Baldassare Galuppi, and his musical composition or toccata.
A Woman’s Last Word
by Robert Browning
‘A Woman’s Last Word’ by Robert Browning is made up of a wife’s request to her husband that they stop arguing for the night and enter into a peaceful sleep.
Among the Rocks
by Robert Browning
‘Among the Rocks’ is a beautiful lyric poem written from the perspective of James Lee’s wife, a character of Robert Browning’s collection, Dramatis Personae (1864).
Andrea del Sarto
by Robert Browning
‘Andrea del Sarto’ by Robert Browning tells the story of the largely unremarkable career of Andrea del Sarto.
Confessions
by Robert Browning
Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue ‘Confessions,’ as the title says, is written in the confessional mode and is about a speaker’s secretive meetings with a girl.
Epilogue
by Robert Browning
‘Epilogue’ is a perfect bid-adieu poem to leave behind amidst a great body of poetic works if one is as great a poet as Victorian-era maestro Robert Browning.
Fra Lippo Lippi
by Robert Browning
‘Fra Lippo Lippi’ by Robert Browning details the difficult, tumultuous, and sometimes scandalous life of the painter Fra Lippo Lippi.
How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix
by Robert Browning
‘How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix’ by Robert Browning depicts three riders’ attempting to gallop from Ghent to Aix. The speaker makes it there, delivering a critical, although unknown, piece of news.
Love Among the Ruins
by Robert Browning
‘Love Among the Ruins’ by Robert Browning is a Victorian, dramatic poem that uses the metaphor of a destroyed city to speak on love and nature.
Love in a Life
by Robert Browning
‘Love in a Life’ is Browning’s unending quest to find his lover in the numerous rooms of their house. By the end, he still has not found her, which alludes to the possibility that the search will continue.
Meeting at Night
by Robert Browning
‘Meeting at Night’ by Robert Browning was originally featured in Dramatic Romances and Lyrics, which was published in 1845. Here, the poet narrates how the lyrical voice sails across the sea to reach his beloved.
My Last Duchess
by Robert Browning
‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning is a well-known dramatic monologue. It suggests that the speaker has killed his wife and will soon do the same to the next.
Now
by Robert Browning
Robert Browning’s ‘Now’ describes a perfect moment of ecstasy between two lovers, capturing it in an improvisation on the traditional sonnet form.
Pippa’s Song
by Robert Browning
‘Pippa’s Song’ celebrates the “rightness” of the world in a deceptively light-hearted and peaceful moment.
Porphyria’s Lover
by Robert Browning
Robert Browning’s poem, ‘Porphyria’s Lover,’ opens up with a classic setting of a stormy evening. It is a story of a deranged and lovesick man.
Prospice
by Robert Browning
In ‘Prospice’ by Robert Browning, the speaker talks of facing death bravely and being reunited with his soulmate. Read the poem, with a complete analysis.
The Bishop Orders His Tomb
by Robert Browning
‘The Bishop Orders His Tomb’ by Robert Browning reveals the deep rooted fears and lack of belief in the heart of one of the church leaders.
The Laboratory
by Robert Browning
‘The Laboratory’ is one of Browning’s most popular dramatic monologues in which we discover the evil schemings of a spurned wife, plotting the demise of her rival.
The Last Ride Together
by Robert Browning
‘The Last Ride Together’ by Robert Browning is an excellent dramatic monologue that deals with a lover’s last wish to his beloved.
The Lost Leader
by Robert Browning
In ‘The Lost Leader’, Browning criticises those who have abandoned liberal political ideologies and embraced the conservative lifestyle.
The Patriot
by Robert Browning
Robert Browning’s poem ‘The Patriot’ is a tragic tale of a man who fell from being a star citizen to becoming despised so intensely that he was put to death.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
by Robert Browning
‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ by Robert Browning is an entertaining poem about the importance of telling the truth and keeping one’s promises.
The Wanderers
by Robert Browning
‘The Wanderers’ talks about a group of men who are restless yet strong. Their hearts, beaming with the spirit of progress and burning with adventurous desire, portray the aura of the Victorian age.