Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Robert Browning - Research Paper

Robert Browning


, one of the most talented poets of the Victorian period, is famous especially for
his dramatic monologues. Often these long poems deal with such issues as love, death, and faith. Much of
his work is directly reflective of his life and of those issues that were of direct concern to him. One conflict
seen throughout Browning's poetry is one of spirituality. His poetry forms a spiritual timeline; it reveals his


spiritual influences and opinions. It formed his own Bible of beliefs which he possessed. Because


Browning's views on spirituality changed, his poetry also gives insight on the internal conflicts within his


life. The paper will explore Robert Browning's spiritual ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

who had strong ties to the congregational church, took great time to instruct Robert in his


religious studies. With this open atmosphere, however, Browning exhibited signs of disinterest in religion


during his early childhood. The town preacher, in fact , found it necessary to publicly scold "for


restlessness and inattention Master Robert Browning"(as cited in,Miller, 1953, p.9). Robert Browning's


tendency toward skepticism was recorded early on.


Robert Browning's first deviation from his faith was at the age of fifteen or sixteen. His primary


influences were the Flower family and the writing of P.B Shelley. Browning often traveled to the Flower's


house to discuss music, poetry, and aethism (Irvine & Honan, 1974). Eliza Flower , with whom Browning


was infatuated was an influence in Browning's aethism. She was one of the primary influences that turned


Browning away from the Christianity of his mother. His other influence, the writing of ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.


Already a member? Login

measure in the


years to come not only the sum of his own poetic achievement but the very nature of human integrity


itself"(Miller, 1953, p.9). Although there is no available poetry written before his first published work,


Pauline, his early aethism is still reflected in his early poetry.


Robert Browning eloped to Italy with Elizabeth Barret. Upon meeting his extremely religious


wife and with her persuasion, Browning began to realize that Shelley's poetry had led him to a life of self-


absorption. Yet, "Robert took a skeptical attitude on the spiritual rappings, spurred on perhaps by his wife's


immediate will to believe"(Markus,1995, p.219). Eventually, ...

Succeed in your coursework without stepping into a library.
Get access to a growing library of notes, book reports,
and research papers in 2 minutes or less.


CITE THIS PAGE:

Robert Browning. (2004, June 6). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Robert-Browning/9027
"Robert Browning." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 6 Jun. 2004. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Robert-Browning/9027>
"Robert Browning." Essayworld.com. June 6, 2004. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Robert-Browning/9027.
"Robert Browning." Essayworld.com. June 6, 2004. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Robert-Browning/9027.
JOIN NOW
Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays


PAPER DETAILS
Added: 6/6/2004 04:43:54 AM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 2201
Pages: 9

Save | Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS
Save and find your favorite essays easier

SIMILAR ESSAYS
» The Life And Work Of Robert Bro...
» The Lives And Works Of Elizabet...
» Robert Browning
» The Judgments And Moral Lessons...
» Robert Browning
» Karshish By Robert Browning
» Elizabeth Barrett Browning - En...
» A Comparative Study of Browning...
» Elizabeth Barrett Browning
» Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Copyright | Cancel | Contact Us

Copyright © 2024 Essayworld. All rights reserved