Robert Browning's Poetry

A modern poet chooses and introduces a poet from the past in this series. The editors offer insights into their own work as well as an approachable and impassioned introduction to some of the finest poets in our literature through their selection of poems and the emotional and critical sentiments they express in their prefaces.</br></br> Robert Browning (1812–1899) received the majority of his education from his fathers extensive library and attended college for just one term. He wed Elizabeth Barrett Browning in 1846 eloping to Italy till her passing in 1861. He then came back to England to finish his renowned novel The Ring and the Book (1868-9). 1889 saw his passing in Venice.