ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Browning’s greatest discovery was the dramatic monologue-though he did not invent the form. It reflected the life just as his poetic vision took it to be. It mirrored the individual finding his place in the universe. It depicted a situation in which the soul was made manifests through circumstances.

Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Browning produced his most famous work in this form. While My Last Duchess is the most famous of his monologues, the form dominated his writing career.

Detailed explanation-3: -The silent Porphyria after death is all he wants as he can now control her like an object and keep her for himself only, far from the world. ‘My Last Duchess’ is also one of Browning’s well-known dramatic monologues.

Detailed explanation-4: -12, 1889, Venice), major English poet of the Victorian age, noted for his mastery of dramatic monologue and psychological portraiture. His most noted work was The Ring and the Book (1868–69), the story of a Roman murder trial in 12 books.

Detailed explanation-5: -Robert Browning who is praised for his handling of the dramatic monologue is a dramatic, philosophical and metaphysical poet. He is the most ambitious and successful writer of the dramatic monologues in English.