(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," but he wrote a great many other works of poetry as well. Read more about the life and works of Robert Browning.
1. Robert Browning: A Literary Life
by Sarah Wood. Palgrave. From the publisher: "'Robert Browning' both denied and affirmed the value of biography for an understanding of literature. This book narrates the development of his controversial creative life through responses to his work by five key 19th-century figures: John Stuart Mill, William Charles Macready, Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, and Matthew Arnold."
2. Dared & Done: The Marriage of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning
by Julia Markus. Ohio University Press. From the publisher: "Brilliantly interweaving the Brownings' own words with her authentic and perceptive narrative, Julia Markus brings these two great poets - their marriage, their work, their times - alive as never before."3. Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher
by Henry Jones. University Press of the Pacific. From the publisher: "Robert Browning (1812-1889) was indubitably one of the great poets of the Victorian era. But this book looks beyond the words. The purpose of this book is to deal with Browning, not simply as a poet, but rather as the exponent of a system of ideas on moral and religious subjects, which may fairly be called philosophy."4. Studies in the Mind and Art of Robert Browning
by James Fotheringham. Haskell House. From the publisher: "A complete study of the life and work and philosophy of the author of 'Ring and the Book,' 'My Last Duchess,' 'Evelyn Hope,' and other gems of Victorian Literature. This title is cited and recommended by Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature."5. Courtship of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett
by Daniel Karlin. Oxford University Press. From the publisher: "Based on a more intense study of the letters than has ever been attempted before, this book gives a fresh account of the powerful myth of Browning's chivalrous rescue and Barrett's miraculous recovery, examines anew the character and motivation of the three principals..."6. Browning and Italy
by Jacob Korg. Ohio University Press. From the publisher: "The book is a history of Browning's artistic life with emphasis on the Italian influence. It examines his growth as a poet and a thinker and {aimsto} show how Browning developed much of his poetic in writing about Italy."7. Robert Browning's Poetry
by Robert Browning, James M. Loucks (Editor). W.W. Norton. This collection includes a chronology, selected texts, prose, and criticism from John Forster, Thomas Carlyle, George Eliot, William Morris, John Ruskin, Robert Buchanan, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and many others.8. Life of Robert Browning: A Critical Biography
by Claude De L. Ryals, Clyde Diryals. Blackwell. From the publisher: "Clyde Ryals's masterful account explores Browning's work from his earliest published poem, Pauline, to his last volume, Asolando. It is the first biographical study for 50 years to examine chronologically and at length his entire literary output, and the result is an assured biography."9. Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning
by Martin Garrett (Editor). St. Martin's Press. From the publisher: "Comments from contemporaries (including Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, Tennyson, and Henry James) and from the poets themselves give a range of perspective on their politics, relationships, religious beliefs, ambitions and working habits, and personal appearance.10. The Complete Critical Guide to Robert Browning
by Stefan Hawlin. Routledge. This complete guide offers biographical material about Robert Browning, along with critical details about his work.