POET
Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
BIOGRAPHY
Robert Browning (1812-1889) was born in Camberwell, England, and his education mostly took place among his father’s 6,000-book library. As a writer, Browning was regarded as a failure for many years, living in the shadow of his wife Elizabeth Barrett Browning. However, late in life Browning’s brilliant use of dramatic monologue made him a literary icon. Today, his most widely read work is Men and Women, a collection of dramatic monologues dedicated to his wife.
POEMS
An Epistle Containing the Strange Medical Experience of Karshish, the Arab Physician
The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church
AUDIO
Poems of the Day
My Last Duchess
Poetry Off the Shelf
Poetry Goes Hollywood
Two readings by Tony-nominated actor Alfred Molina: a reading of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" and "A Pedestrian" by Amit Majmudar.
Robert Browning
W.S. Di Piero discusses Browning's "Fra Lippo Lippi," with a reading of the poem by Paul Giamatti.
Robert Browning
W.S. Di Piero discusses Browning's "Fra Lippo Lippi," with a reading of the poem by Paul Giamatti.
Audio Poems
Fra Lippo Lippi
by Robert Browning (read by Paul Giamatti)
ARTICLES ABOUT ROBERT BROWNING
Robert Browning: “Fra Lippo Lippi”
by W. S. Di Piero
In the realm of the world-class talkers.
Hearing Voices at the Met
by W. S. Di Piero
Fra Angelico and the dramatic monologues of Browning.
Two Drama Kings Take on a Master
by The Editors
Paul Giamatti and Alfred Molina read "Fra Lippo Lippi" and "My Last Duchess."
