The Poetical Works Of Robert Browning: Vol. Iii
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board with age-related wear. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning with age-consistent foxing, foxing spot visible on title page. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact but aged. Stickers/labels: Plate on front pastedown.
This third volume of the collected poetical works of Robert Browning presents four of his celebrated dramatic works: Pippa Passes, King Victor and King Charles, The Return of the Druses, and A Soul's Tragedy. Browning, one of the foremost poets of the Victorian era, masterfully chronicles the human condition through richly layered dramatic monologues and verse plays, combining intense psychological insight with sweeping historical settings. His work argues for the complexity of moral ambiguity, presenting characters caught between duty, passion, and fate with a vividness that remains unmatched in nineteenth-century English literature. Published by the prestigious London house of Smith, Elder & Co. in 1889, this volume stands as a definitive testament to Browning's towering contribution to the dramatic poem form.
Author: Robert Browning
Format: Hardback
Published: 1889, Smith, Elder & Co.
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board with age-related wear. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning with age-consistent foxing, foxing spot visible on title page. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact but aged. Stickers/labels: Plate on front pastedown.
This third volume of the collected poetical works of Robert Browning presents four of his celebrated dramatic works: Pippa Passes, King Victor and King Charles, The Return of the Druses, and A Soul's Tragedy. Browning, one of the foremost poets of the Victorian era, masterfully chronicles the human condition through richly layered dramatic monologues and verse plays, combining intense psychological insight with sweeping historical settings. His work argues for the complexity of moral ambiguity, presenting characters caught between duty, passion, and fate with a vividness that remains unmatched in nineteenth-century English literature. Published by the prestigious London house of Smith, Elder & Co. in 1889, this volume stands as a definitive testament to Browning's towering contribution to the dramatic poem form.