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Robert Browning by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.
Genre: biography
In this luminous and fervent study, G. K. Chesterton brings Robert Browning vividly to life, offering listeners a compact but powerful portrait of one of Victorian poetry’s most original and energetic voices. Chesterton’s lively prose—equal parts affectionate biography and incisive literary criticism—unpacks Browning’s dramatic monologues, moral intensity, and theatrical imagination, rescuing a famously difficult poet from misunderstanding and showing the human passions and comic surprises at the heart of his verse. Through Chesterton’s keen eye for paradox, witty aphorisms, and warm sympathy, the listener encounters Browning’s eccentricities, his private life and marriage, and the moral courage that underpins masterpieces like The Ring and the Book and numerous dramatic lyrics. This audiobook is both an introduction and a celebration: accessible for newcomers who want the stories behind the poems, illuminating for readers who seek fresh interpretation, and wholly entertaining thanks to Chesterton’s engaging voice. For anyone curious about how poetry, personality, and national culture intersect, Chesterton’s portrait transforms Browning from a distant icon into a living, raucous spirit—impossible to ignore and impossible not to admire.
Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:35:55) Chapter 02
(01:12:55) Chapter 03
(01:39:30) Chapter 04
(01:58:09) Chapter 05
(02:30:34) Chapter 06
(02:52:42) Chapter 07
(03:16:02) Chapter 08
(03:42:58) Chapter 09
(04:05:52) Chapter 10
(04:41:58) Chapter 11
(05:03:32) Chapter 12
(05:35:17) Chapter 13
(06:08:39) Chapter 14
(06:36:29) Chapter 15
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Robert Browning by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.
Genre: biography
In this luminous and fervent study, G. K. Chesterton brings Robert Browning vividly to life, offering listeners a compact but powerful portrait of one of Victorian poetry’s most original and energetic voices. Chesterton’s lively prose—equal parts affectionate biography and incisive literary criticism—unpacks Browning’s dramatic monologues, moral intensity, and theatrical imagination, rescuing a famously difficult poet from misunderstanding and showing the human passions and comic surprises at the heart of his verse. Through Chesterton’s keen eye for paradox, witty aphorisms, and warm sympathy, the listener encounters Browning’s eccentricities, his private life and marriage, and the moral courage that underpins masterpieces like The Ring and the Book and numerous dramatic lyrics. This audiobook is both an introduction and a celebration: accessible for newcomers who want the stories behind the poems, illuminating for readers who seek fresh interpretation, and wholly entertaining thanks to Chesterton’s engaging voice. For anyone curious about how poetry, personality, and national culture intersect, Chesterton’s portrait transforms Browning from a distant icon into a living, raucous spirit—impossible to ignore and impossible not to admire.
Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:35:55) Chapter 02
(01:12:55) Chapter 03
(01:39:30) Chapter 04
(01:58:09) Chapter 05
(02:30:34) Chapter 06
(02:52:42) Chapter 07
(03:16:02) Chapter 08
(03:42:58) Chapter 09
(04:05:52) Chapter 10
(04:41:58) Chapter 11
(05:03:32) Chapter 12
(05:35:17) Chapter 13
(06:08:39) Chapter 14
(06:36:29) Chapter 15
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