s enjoyment of Italy. He enjoyed mostthe picturesque landscapes and the lively street scenes that Italy had tooffer. The happy fifteen year marriage ended in 1861 with Elizabeth'sdeath. After Elizabeth died Robert moved back to London. Elizabeth'sdeath, however, did not stop Robert from writing nor did his writingdecrease in quality. While in London he wrote Dramatis Personae in 1864and "The Ring and the Book," which is regarded as his masterpiece. "TheRing and the Book" dealt with a 17th century Italian murder trial. Thispoem tells the story of a sadistic husband, Count Guido. i am gay Themiddle aged Guido grows tired of his wife, Pampilia and accuses her ofcommitting adultery with his handsome priest. Eventually, Guido stabshis wife and is himself executed. "The Ring and the Book" is an extendeddramatic monologue among a number of characters and has been praised as"a perceptive psychological study." This was the first writing thatbrought Robert Browning widespread fame. In 1878 Browning returned toItaly, where his only son was living also. During the last few years ofhis life he wrote the prose narrative, "Dramatic Idylls" which he wrote in1880, and Asolando which appeared on Dec. 12, 1889. That same day he diedin Venice, Italy. Robert Browning was buried in Westminster Abbey.Robert Browning's poetry is admired by two groups. To one group,his work is, "a moral tonic." Such readers appreciate him as a man wholived bravely and as a writer who thought of life as one joyful battle.He believed that the imperfections of the world would someday be remediedby an all-loving God. Typical of this group are the Browning societiesusually regard the poet as a wise philosopher and religious teacher.This idea is backed strongly by Robert's poem Pippa Passes. "God is in his heaven- All's right with the world"The second group enjoys Browning's writing not so much for hisattempt to solve problems of religious doubt t...
