ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -’Porphyria’s Lover’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ are two of its most striking poems, and bear a number of similarities. Both are examples of the dramatic monologue, a form pioneered by Browning, in which characters reveal their own personalities and shortcomings as they tell their stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Browning, (born May 7, 1812, London-died Dec. 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-3: -His most popular poems include Porphyria’s Lover, How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix, the diptych Meeting at Night, the patriotic Home Thoughts from Abroad, and the children’s poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin.