Robert Browning (1812-89)
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Which work of Browning depicts Faustian theme (unquenchable thirst for knowledge) featuring a Swiss alchemist?
Paracelsus (1835)
Which poem is a homage to Shelley?
Pauline: A fragment of a confession (1833)
Which poem is an imaginary biography of a Mauntan bard introduced in Dante’s Divine Comedy?
Sordello
From 1841-46, Browning’s poetry was published as a series in?
Bells & Pomegranate
Which of his verse drama is controversial for frank depiction of sexuality?
Pippa passes
The famous ending lines : “God’s in his heaven; all is well” is from?
Pippa passes
The poem ‘Fra Lippo Lippi’ belongs to which collection?
Men & Women
The poem ‘Rabbi Ben Ezra’ belongs to which collection?
Dramatis Personae (1864)
Which poem features Shakespeare’s Caliban?
Caliban upon Setebos
Which poem deals with the theme of old age featuring a Jewish mathematician?
Rabbi Ben Ezra
In which poem does the speaker strangles his lover to preserve her beauty?
Porphyria’s Lover
Browning’s followers had established an important institute. What’s its name?
The browning society in 1881
Rabbi Ben Ezra is a reply to which poem?
The Rubaiyat (1868) by Edward FitzGerald
