Robert Browning was a deeply religious man who wrestled to obtain and keep his Christian faith. His conviction was that life in this world is so riddled with evil and sorrow that only a future life can make sense out of it. He viewed life as a training ground which God provided in His divine love and sovereign will.
Given Browningâs intensely romantic love affair with Elizabeth Barrett, it is characteristic that he should view love as lifeâs animating force and the key to its meaning. To Browning, the most dreaded fate would be to live a âghastly smooth life, dead at heart.â This view of life is projected throughout his poetry.
Included in this collection are âJohannes Agricola in Meditationâ, âThe Pied Piper of Hamelinâ, âYouth and Artâ, âBeatrice Signoriniâ, âSpring Songâ, and many others.
Robert Browning was a deeply religious man who wrestled to obtain and keep his Christian faith. His conviction was that life in this world is so riddled with evil and sorrow that only a future life can make sense out of it. He viewed life as a training ground which God provided in His divine love and sovereign will.
Given Browningâs intensely romantic love affair with Elizabeth Barrett, it is characteristic that he should view love as lifeâs animating force and the key to its meaning. To Browning, the most dreaded fate would be to live a âghastly smooth life, dead at heart.â This view of life is projected throughout his poetry.
Included in this collection are âJohannes Agricola in Meditationâ, âThe Pied Piper of Hamelinâ, âYouth and Artâ, âBeatrice Signoriniâ, âSpring Songâ, and many others.