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Robert Browning's poetry has mysteries and a beauty of language that youngsters will love exploring, from the classic and beloved Pied Piper of Hamelin to the charming verse play Pippa Passes. Perfect for parents to read aloud or along with their children, and accompanied by striking artwork, here is a selection of some of Browning's most reader-friendly works. Several paintings compellingly capture Pied Piper's drama: the Piper, smiling as he offers his services; the rats fleeing the town in droves; and the entranced children who will soon be lost forever. Home Thoughts from Abroad ("Oh, to be in England, Now that April's there...") features illustrations of the countryside in full ...

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Robert Browning's poetry has mysteries and a beauty of language that youngsters will love exploring, from the classic and beloved Pied Piper of Hamelin to the charming verse play Pippa Passes. Perfect for parents to read aloud or along with their children, and accompanied by striking artwork, here is a selection of some of Browning's most reader-friendly works. Several paintings compellingly capture Pied Piper's drama: the Piper, smiling as he offers his services; the rats fleeing the town in droves; and the entranced children who will soon be lost forever. Home Thoughts from Abroad ("Oh, to be in England, Now that April's there...") features illustrations of the countryside in full bloom. There are 25 excerpts in all, fully annotated to enrich young readers' understanding of these poems.

Dr. Eileen Gillooly earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University, where she is Director of the Core Curriculum and teaches nineteenth-century literature and culture. She has also edited another entry in the Poetry for Young People series on Rudyard Kipling.

Joel Spector's work appears regularly in books, in newspapers such as the New York Times, in magazines such as Business Week, Good Housekeeping, and Newsweek, and throughout Europe and in Japan. He lives in Connecticut.

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For the older child this collection of Victorian poetry by Robert Browning is graphically illustrated. Browning's use of dramatic monologue gives the reader stunning insight into the character's feelings and thoughts, rather than a scenic description. A brief biography of the poet is also included. Succinct notations offer insights into each poem. Part of the "Poetry for Young People" series. 2000, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., $14.95. Ages 10 to 12. Reviewer: M. Thomas SOURCE: Parent Council, September 2001 (Vol. 9, No. 1)
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How can you get fans of video games and action TV excited about opening a picture book of Victorian poetry? Put rats on the cover. Numerous cascading rodents illustrate part of Robert Browning's version of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin." Even more exquisite pastels fill the inside, vividly bringing to life the drama, beauty and action of these reader-friendly selections of Browning's powerful but challenging poetry. Despite careful selection, some of the poems will still prove difficult for young readers, but all of them can be enjoyed for their rhythmic ear appeal. Many even lend themselves to rap-like cadences and vigorous dramatizations that kids will have fun performing. The bloody drama of a soldier falling dead before his general, the "dew-pearled" splendor of a spring morning, or the swiftly changing emotions of a winner in the aftermath of his duel—all will engage readers as well as stimulate them to think. Biographical information about Browning, definitions for difficult vocabulary and brief insights into each poem are included in this spirited addition to the "Poetry for Young Readers" series. 2001, Sterling, $14.95. Ages 9 to 13. Reviewer: Betty Hicks
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Gr 7 Up-To say, as Gillooly does in her succinct introduction, that "Robert Browning is one of the most beloved English poets-and one of the most difficult to read" is an understatement. She does a remarkable job, however, of selecting the most accessible poems. The opening piece, lines from "Pippa Passes," is wisely chosen for its clarity and renown: "God's in his heaven-/All's right with the world!" It is followed by excerpts from "The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child's Story," which has an image-rich, familiar story line. Most of the remaining poems may be challenging to independent readers, given their obscure references and 19th-century English, but Gillooly's clear introductions to each one give valuable assistance in understanding them. For example, she urges readers to picture Browning at 22, when he traveled as a diplomatic secretary to Russia, "galloping from city to city in a horse-drawn carriage. The rapid, constant movement of the horses sank deeply into his memory and imagination," as they can see in "Through the Metidja to Abd-el-Kadr." The presentation of each poem includes explanations of words and references that might be unfamiliar today. Throughout, Spector's spectacular, energy-filled paintings further illuminate the meanings of the poetry, providing historical details and defining settings visually. This is a fine introduction to the poetry of Browning, and in the hands of an astute teacher or parent, it can greatly increase an older student's appreciation for classical literature.-Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Note on the Text
Pauline (1833) 1
Paracelsus (1835): Part V Paracelsus Attains 29
Pippa Passes (1841) 53
Cavalier Tunes 99
My Last Duchess 101
Count Gismond 103
Incident of the French Camp 107
Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister 108
In a Gondola 111
Artemis Prologizes 118
Johannes Agricola in Meditation 121
Porphyria's Lover 122
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 124
'How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix' 133
Pictor Ignotus 135
The Englishman in Italy 137
The Lost Leader 144
The Laboratory 145
The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church 147
The Boy and the Angel 150
Garden Fancies ii (Sibrandus Schafnaburgensis) 153
Meeting at Night/Parting at Morning 155
Love Among the Ruins 157
Evelyn Hope 159
Up at a Villa - Down in the City 161
By the Fire-Side 164
Fra Lippo Lippi 174
A Toccata of Galuppi's 184
An Epistle ... of Karshish, the Arab Physician 186
'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' 194
Respectability 201
The Statue and the Bust 202
How It Strikes a Contemporary 209
Bishop Blougram's Apology 212
Memorabilia 238
Love in a Life 238
Life in a Love 239
Andrea del Sarto 240
In a Year 246
Saul 249
'De Gustibus -' 262
Women and Roses 263
Holy-Cross Day 265
Cleon 269
Popularity 278
Two in the Campagna 281
A Grammarian's Funeral 283
'Transcendentalism: A Poem in Twelve Books' 287
One Word More 288
Gold Hair 295
Abt Vogler 300
Rabbi Ben Ezra 304
A Death in the Desert 311
Caliban upon Setebos 328
Confessions 336
Prospice 337
Youth and Art 338
A Likeness 341
Apparent Failure 343
Epilogue 345
Book I The Ring and the Book 349
Book X The Pope 384
Book XI Guido 437
Prologue (Amphibian) 498
Epilogue (The Householder) 501
'But - lend me the psalterion!' 503
House 507
Numpholeptos 509
Tray 513
Clive 515
'Wanting is - what?' 525
Donald 525
Ixion 532
Never the Time and the Place 534
Prologue 537
'So the head aches...' 538
'Verse-making was least of my virtues...' 538
Apollo and the Fates: A Prologue 540
With Christopher Smart 551
Prologue 559
Bad Dreams 560
Inapprehensiveness 565
Development 566
Epilogue 570
Helen's Tower 571
'Oh Love, Love' 571
Why I Am a Liberal 572
To Edward FitzGerald 572
Essay on Shelley (1852) 574
Courtship Correspondence 591
Other Selected Letters 675
Notes 730
Further Reading 822
Index of Titles 825
Index of Firs

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