Robert Browning Biography

Robert Browning biography

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NAME: Robert Browning
OCCUPATION: Author, Poet
DEATH DATE: December 12, 1889
EDUCATION: University College London
PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England

PLACE OF DEATH: Venice, Italy

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English poet and playwright Robert Browning was a master of dramatic verse and is best known for his 12-book long form blank poem The Ring and the Book.

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English poet and playwright Robert Browning was a major poet of the Victorian age. He was widely recognized as a master of dramatic monologue and psychological portraiture. Browning was a prolific writer but is most well known for his long form blank poem The Ring and the Book, the story of a Roman murder trial in 12 books. He also wrote a series of lyrics, including the Pied Piper of Hamelin and Prophyria's Lover.