Topic > Writings of Robert Browning during the Victorian Era

The Victorian period began in 1837 when Queen Victoria ascended the throne. The people who lived in England, at the time ruled by Queen Victoria, were called "Victorians", this congregation of people was also said to be very "stupid, prudish, hypocritical and narrow-minded" (Everett). During this time period, if you were at the rank of nobles you were the best you could be and everyone wanted to be at that rank. Literature in this period also had a lot to do with social improvement (Everett). Although Robert Browning was technically a “Victoria poet” he did not follow the “typical Victorian style” that everyone was accustomed to during this time, Robert Browning had a very different style that included violence and many different dramatic verses (faculty. unlv.edu) .In 1812, on May 7, Robert Browning was born (The comp. Poetical Works of Browning). He was born in the parish of St. Giles in Camberwell, London, to a middle-class family. Browning was the eldest of three children. Browning's family consisted of one son and two daughters. Browning's younger sister, Clara, died during childbirth, while his other sister, Sarianna, survived him. Robert Browning and his family were always very close, and he was taught many good values ​​by his father, who conducted much of his education and is said to be the reason why his writings were so strange (The Comp Poetical works of Browning). When Browning was twelve years old he wrote his first little piece of poetry which was quite good for a young man or even a woman at his age, but however advanced his talent, Robert Browning did not write between the ages of thirteen and twenty . (Knipp).When Browning was also twelve years old he wrote an entire volume of Byronic v......middle of paper......it seemed they were starting to see his brilliance in their reviews.For many For fans of Browning and for himself, the poem did not need to be a large, extravagant work, and for critics who did not understand that aspect, Browning's work would always "lack something." Even if this was not understood, there was still a light at the end of the tunnel for Browning with respect to subsequent critical appreciation. Of course, not all of Browning's poetry reviews were pessimistic, and one literary scholar, William DeVane, believed that the poet's name had risen as he aged, along with the number of positive reviews. While Browning was obviously unhappy with the many negative reviews he received, even some of the most brutal reviewers recognized his raw talent, even if they disagreed with the way he used it..