
Upon Elizabeth Barrett Browning's death in 1861, Browning returned to London with his son. In 1846, the couple eloped to Europe, eventually settling in Florence in 1847. In 1845, Browning wrote a letter to the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, professing that he loved her poetry and her.


Harold Bloom believes that John Stuart Mill's review of the poem pointed Browning in the direction of the dramatic monologue. In 1833, Browning's "Pauline" was published and received a cool reception. These poems were eventually collected, but were later destroyed by Browning himself. Robert Browning (1812-1889) was a British poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.īrowning began writing poetry at age 13.
