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- Title
"Let the rank tongue blossom": Browning's Stuttering.
- Authors
JONES, EWAN
- Abstract
The essay presents a critique of the poetry of Robert Browning, discussing the presence or influence of stuttering within his work, focusing on the case example of the poem "Sordello." Topics addressed include an overview of several critics' views regarding Browning's word choice, in-depth analysis of the consonant sounds of the poem, and commentary on the lyrical nature of Browning's "stuttering."
- Subjects
SORDELLO (Poem); BROWNING, Robert, 1812-1889; 19TH century English poetry; LITERARY criticism; POETIC diction; STUTTERING; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 2, p103
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2015.0007