Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Phelps, William Lyon 1865 1943 Robert Browning: How to Know Him Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by C. Aldarondo, T. Vergon, R. Prince and the Distributed Proofreaders "Robert Browning: How to Know Him" by William Lyon Phelps is a literary examination written in the early 20th century. The text serves as both a biography and an analysis of the renowned Victorian poet Robert Browning, exploring his life, character, poetic theory, and notable works through detailed interpretations. This work aims to unravel Browning's complexity as a poet and the themes present within his poetry. The opening of the book introduces Robert Browning's background, emphasizing the fortunate circumstances of his upbringing that allowed him to pursue a life devoted to poetry. Phelps discusses Browning's parents, highlighting their influence on his literary pursuits and character development. The author reflects on Browning's education, which was largely self-directed and encouraged by freedom from conventional schooling, leading to his profound understanding of various subjects. This foundation, coupled with his experiences and personal relationships—such as his passionate love for Elizabeth Barrett Browning—is set up as essential elements that shaped his unique voice and vision as a poet. The biographical context establishes the tone for Phelps’ deeper explorations of Browning's works and themes, making it clear that understanding the man is integral to appreciating the artist. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 PR Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 608865 608752 2024-10-04T09:37:28.960549 2023-10-04T08:49:33.771682 text/html text/html 608858 608745 2024-10-04T09:37:29.338528 2023-10-04T08:49:34.056628 text/html text/html 317284 2024-10-04T09:37:53.532429 application/epub+zip 323250 2024-10-04T09:37:38.802469 application/epub+zip 304936 2024-10-04T09:37:34.587498 application/epub+zip 615110 2024-10-04T09:38:00.154398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551641 2024-10-04T09:37:47.068434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491318 2022-09-04T12:54:33.349184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511872 511810 2024-10-04T09:37:28.407530 2023-10-04T08:49:33.344646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 507037 2021-01-02T00:06:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207471 2021-01-02T00:06:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18778 2024-10-04T09:38:00.295356 application/rdf+xml 16340 2024-10-04T09:37:35.135492 image/jpeg 3784 2024-10-04T09:37:34.857486 image/jpeg 305022 2024-10-04T09:37:29.386525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia