Pauline; a fragment of a confession.
[London].
[Smith, Elder and Co.], [1868].
8vo.
41pp, [1]. Extracted from The Poetical Works of Robert Browning (Smith, Elder and Co., 1868, Vol. I). Bound by Morrell in contemporary calf, ruled and lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, scattered spotting.
A handsome copy of Robert Browning's (1812-1889) early long poem Pauline.
First published anonymously in 1833, the poem, introspective and autobiographical, meditates on embracing religious faith in opposition to a mythopoeic vision of life; an outlook embodied by fellow poet Shelley, whom the youthful Browning had greatly admired but now sought to reject.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 28143
First published anonymously in 1833, the poem, introspective and autobiographical, meditates on embracing religious faith in opposition to a mythopoeic vision of life; an outlook embodied by fellow poet Shelley, whom the youthful Browning had greatly admired but now sought to reject.
