Iain Finlayson
Browning
- ISBN 13:
- 9780006547723
- author:
- Iain Finlayson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 784
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 2.8 x 20.6 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Countries & Regions
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Robert Browning: A Life Beyond Stereotypes A major new biography that sets out to do justice to one of English literature's most underrated Victorians. This book animates the stereotypes surrounding Robert Browning, revealing a complex and fascinating individual behind the romantic hero and poet. From his early years to his later life, this biography explores the many experiences that inspired his writing, including his education, passions, relationships with family and friends, financial struggles, and unconventional approach to marriage. With witty and moving prose, it offers a fresh perspective on Browning's life, one that challenges prevailing perceptions and sheds new light on this remarkable poet. Chronological in structure, the book is divided into three sections that examine Browning's major themes: adolescence and ambition, marriage and money, paternity and poetry. The result is a fascinating portrait of a highly unconventional Victorian, one that will revolutionise our understanding of the poet and the man.
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