ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning | Poetry Foundation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pied Piper of Hamelin, in full The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a Child’s Story, narrative poem of 303 lines by Robert Browning, published in 1842 in Dramatic Lyrics, part of the Bells and Pomegranates series.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Browning wrote a poem called “The Pied Piper of Hamelin", using the 1605 Verstegan version of the tale (the earliest account in English) and adopting the 1376 date. The poem was published in Browning’s Dramatic Lyrics (1842).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Victorian poet Robert Browning wrote “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” to amuse his young friend Willy (the son of his friend William Macready) while he was recovering from an illness.

Detailed explanation-5: -Throughout ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin, ‘ Browning engages with themes of the truth, promises, and magic. The Piper’s magic is at the center of this story. Without it, Hamelin and the Piper wouldn’t have ended up in the situation they’re in. He has control over any living thing and depending on how he uses his pipe.