Robert Browning, "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister"

Biography

This biography offers information about his life and a complete list of his works.

Browning's Poetry

This site has links to the full text of almost all of the poems.

Victorian Period

Robert Browning is a major author of the Victorian Period. This is an overview of the period and the literature of the time.

The Victorian Web offers information about the period's political history, Browning's religious views, religious optimism (you have to scroll down a little to see this), and science.

Art of the Victorian Period

A group of Victorian artists called the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was in vogue, both socially and artistically. Who were they and what did they believe? The Victorian Webgives information, definitions, and links to many of the artists. Also, this site has nearly every major painting by every important artist of the period. The pictures are only thumbnails, but you can click on each and enlarge. There are ten pages of thumbnails.

Monasticism

You can read about monasticism from both a secular and a Catholicpoint of view.

 


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