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A poetic genius - which may be the problem

Advantages: Some great poems
Disadvantages: Some very long poems which arent the easiest to understand, particularly if you arent too interested in 19th century literature

Sadly poetry is very much an art which has not been embraced by the 21st Century. Browning is most definately one of England's greatest poets. I do admit that I have had to study him for English literature, else I would not own this book, but it definat ...

CandiceB666 01.04.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Men and Women and Other Poems - Robert Browning

Moveing and Romanitc

Advantages: Romanitic, Touching and Deeply Thought Provokeing
Disadvantages: You look silly reading it on a bus :-)

Browning is known as one of the best Romanitic poets and this colume contains some of his best work. The selection of poems is very well done, moveing from dreampt love in 'Love Among the Ruins' where a shepered dreams about love and power as he wonders ...

MrMusic2000_uk 10.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Men and Women and Other Poems - Robert Browning

my experience with this book

Advantages: a treat for those who love clasical literature
Disadvantages: not for the readers of modern literature

I find this collection of poems to be a treat for any person's mind. These poems take its reader back in time way back to the 17th century. For a lover of clasical literature, Browing's poems bring true delight to one's heart. In short, this is indeed a p ...

confuseless 07.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Men and Women and Other Poems - Robert Browning

An essay form review of a magnificent poem!

Advantages: Robert Browning Amazing Poet! Exquisite use of Languague, imagery etc.
Disadvantages: Some difficult Vocabulary and a slightly disturbing, sinister poem.

NOTE: In this review i want to make clear that i am fully reviewing the play and taking it from a very diffrent angle. I am looking at how the voice of the narrator i.e. speech and use of poetic description play a major role in this highly succesf ...

tamblair2 02.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Porphyria's Lover - Robert Browning

A poet, one of the kind.

Advantages: A surprisingly shocking poem which really stands out if u understand the whole meaning of Browning's words.
Disadvantages: Probably not the best of poems to read if the 19th Century literature and style doesn't appeal to you

Robert Browning had a unique style when writing his poems. This is why I think this poem especially, is a work of genius. The thing that struck me about this poem, I have to admit when studying it, was the way it told the story of a shocking possesive r ...

Christabelle 15.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Porphyria's Lover - Robert Browning