The Poetical Works of Robert Browning with Portraits (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: E. Browning
Binding: Hardback
Published: John Murray, London, 1919
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Worn and dull boards. Rubbed spine. Bumped corners. Name on fep. Binding sturdy. Clean text.
This distinguished two-volume set presents the complete poetical canon of Robert Browning, a cornerstone of Victorian literature whose dramatic monologues and philosophical verse reshaped the genre. Browning chronicles the inner lives of historical and imagined figures with psychological precision, illustrating themes of faith, ambition, art, and moral ambiguity. His verse commands attention through intellectual rigor and rhythmic complexity, challenging readers to confront the tensions between idealism and reality. These volumes include enduring works such as My Last Duchess, The Ring and the Book, and Andrea del Sarto, each instructing the reader in the art of voice and perspective.
Author: E. Browning
Binding: Hardback
Published: John Murray, London, 1919
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Worn and dull boards. Rubbed spine. Bumped corners. Name on fep. Binding sturdy. Clean text.
This distinguished two-volume set presents the complete poetical canon of Robert Browning, a cornerstone of Victorian literature whose dramatic monologues and philosophical verse reshaped the genre. Browning chronicles the inner lives of historical and imagined figures with psychological precision, illustrating themes of faith, ambition, art, and moral ambiguity. His verse commands attention through intellectual rigor and rhythmic complexity, challenging readers to confront the tensions between idealism and reality. These volumes include enduring works such as My Last Duchess, The Ring and the Book, and Andrea del Sarto, each instructing the reader in the art of voice and perspective.