My Last Duchess - Robert Browning
Robert Browning is particularly well-known for his early monologue, "My Last Duchess."
My Last Duchess Questions for Study and Discussion
"My Last Duchess" is a famous dramatic monologue by Robert Browning. Here are a few questions for study and discussion.
"My Last Duchess" is a famous dramatic monologue by Robert Browning. Here are a few questions for study and discussion.
My Last Duchess Study Guide
My Last Duchess is one of the works for which Robert Browning is remembered. This dramatic monologue is widely studied as an important poem in Victorian literature. There's also some curiosity (and even controversy) surrounding what may have happened to the duchess of the poem. Here's a study guide for My Last Duchess.
My Last Duchess is one of the works for which Robert Browning is remembered. This dramatic monologue is widely studied as an important poem in Victorian literature. There's also some curiosity (and even controversy) surrounding what may have happened to the duchess of the poem. Here's a study guide for My Last Duchess.
A History of English Literature
Read more about Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Read more about Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry
Read "An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry," by Hiram Corson.
Read "An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry," by Hiram Corson.
Biography: Robert Browning
Robert Browning was born on May 7, 1812 in Camberwell, which is south of London. His birthday falls within a couple of months of the births of Dickens and Thackeray. He was the eldest of 2 children, born to Robert and Sarah Anna Browning. His father was a bank clerk.
Robert Browning was born on May 7, 1812 in Camberwell, which is south of London. His birthday falls within a couple of months of the births of Dickens and Thackeray. He was the eldest of 2 children, born to Robert and Sarah Anna Browning. His father was a bank clerk.
Books About "My Last Duchess"
"My Last Duchess," (1842) by Robert Browning, is a great example of dramatic dialogue, a poetic form used to narrate and dramatize Victorian concerns. In iambic pentameter couplets, the speaker of the poem, the Duke of Ferrara say: "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall, / Looking as if she were alive..."
"My Last Duchess," (1842) by Robert Browning, is a great example of dramatic dialogue, a poetic form used to narrate and dramatize Victorian concerns. In iambic pentameter couplets, the speaker of the poem, the Duke of Ferrara say: "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall, / Looking as if she were alive..."
Books About Robert Browning
(1812-1889) British writer. Robert Browning is one of the famous poets of the 19th century (Victorian period). He's particularly well-known for his early monologue, "My Last Duchess."
(1812-1889) British writer. Robert Browning is one of the famous poets of the 19th century (Victorian period). He's particularly well-known for his early monologue, "My Last Duchess."
Books About Victorian Literature
The Victorian Period revolves around the political career of Queen Victoria. She was crowned in 1837 and died in 1901 (which put a definite end to her political career). A great deal of change took place during this period, brought about because of the Industrial Revolution; so it's not surprising that the literature of the period is often concerned with social reform.
The Victorian Period revolves around the political career of Queen Victoria. She was crowned in 1837 and died in 1901 (which put a definite end to her political career). A great deal of change took place during this period, brought about because of the Industrial Revolution; so it's not surprising that the literature of the period is often concerned with social reform.
Collected Works - Robert Browning
Read the collected works of Robert Browning.
Read the collected works of Robert Browning.
My Last Duchess - Analysis
"Murder... mystery... intrigue... All describe Robert Browning's poem, 'My Last Duchess.' From the speakers's indirect allusions to the death of his wife the reader might easily think that the speaker committed a vengeful crime out of jealousy."
"Murder... mystery... intrigue... All describe Robert Browning's poem, 'My Last Duchess.' From the speakers's indirect allusions to the death of his wife the reader might easily think that the speaker committed a vengeful crime out of jealousy."
My Last Duchess -- E-text
Read the poem: "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall, / Looking as if she were alive."
Read the poem: "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall, / Looking as if she were alive."
My Last Duchess -- Robert Browning
Robert Browning was one of the famous poets of the 19th century (Victorian period). He's particularly well-known for his early monologue, "My Last Duchess." Read on.
Robert Browning was one of the famous poets of the 19th century (Victorian period). He's particularly well-known for his early monologue, "My Last Duchess." Read on.
My Last Duchess Quiz
"My Last Duchess" is a famous poem from the Victorian period. What happens in this poem? And, why is the poem so memorable? Test your knowledge about "My Last Duchess."
"My Last Duchess" is a famous poem from the Victorian period. What happens in this poem? And, why is the poem so memorable? Test your knowledge about "My Last Duchess."
Profile: Robert Browning
Read more about the life of Robert Browning.
Read more about the life of Robert Browning.
The Flight of the Duchess -- Robert Browning
Read "The Flight of the Duchess," by Robert Browning.
Read "The Flight of the Duchess," by Robert Browning.
Victorian Web: Authority and The Rebellious Heart
"Along with Carlyle, although much more subtly, Browning endorsed the unconscious as the true wellspring of being. Pippa is only the first of a long line of innocents, including, to name only a few, the duke's last duchess, the maligned lady of Count Gismond, Brother Lawrance, the Pied Piper and the resurrected Lazarus of An Epistle of Karshish."
"Along with Carlyle, although much more subtly, Browning endorsed the unconscious as the true wellspring of being. Pippa is only the first of a long line of innocents, including, to name only a few, the duke's last duchess, the maligned lady of Count Gismond, Brother Lawrance, the Pied Piper and the resurrected Lazarus of An Epistle of Karshish."