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- Title
Augusta Webster, Dramatic Forms, and the Religious Aesthetic of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book.
- Authors
RIGG, PATRICIA
- Abstract
The essay presents a critique of the narrative poem "The Ring and the Book," by Robert Browning, focusing on the themes of dramatic form, religious aesthetics, and the influence of the contemporary poet Augusta Webster. Topics addressed include an overview of the professional relationship between Webster and Browning, the art of characterization through the melodrama and monologue forms, and the poem's depiction of the religious characters of Pompilia and Jeanne.
- Subjects
RING &; the Book, The (Poem : Browning); BROWNING, Robert, 1812-1889; LITERARY form; ENGLISH poetry; WEBSTER, Augusta, 1837-1894; MELODRAMA; LITERARY aesthetics; RELIGION in poetry; NARRATIVE poetry; VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2015.0000