The Poetical Works of Robert Browning: Volume VIII: The Ring and the Book, Books V-VIII [Hardcover]

Robert Browning (Author), Stefan Hawlin (Editor), Tim Burnett (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198186479 | ISBN-13: 978-0198186472 | Publication Date: April 19, 2001

Volume VIII of the Poetical Works of Browning is the second of three volumes of Browning's masterpiece, The Ring and the Book. The commentary, at the bottom of each page, elucidates Browning's creative and sometimes challenging use of language with reference to his correspondence, his historical sources, and his own rich experience of Italy. Previously unidentified allusions are fully explained, and a newly discovered source from a seventeenth-century Italian chronicle is presented for the first time, allowing further insight into Browning's engagement with history.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This edition is more comprehensive and accurate than its parallel volume in Browning's Complete Works published by Ohio University Press."--Documentary Editing

Praise for Vol. VII: "...this volume includes an enjoyable introduction which offers a unique perspective on The Ring and the Book by drawing on unpublished letters and manuscripts related to its five-year production.... This collection is sure to become the standard upon which all critical studies of the poem will rely."--Virginia Quarterly Review

About the Author

Stefan Hawlin is Lecturer in English, University of Buckingham Tim Burnett is Manuscript Librarian at the British Library (retired)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 424 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198186479
• ISBN-13: 978-0198186472
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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