The ring and the book
The ring and the bookRobert Browning

The ring and the book (1868)

Robert Browning

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Browning's dramatic poem The Ring and the Book narrates the trial of a Roman for the death of his wife and her parents. He suspected his wife of having an affair with a cleric. The man appeals his sentence, though unsuccessfully. The poem is narrated by many different voices, each adding their version of events to the whole in a series of monologues.

ISBN:
9780300026771
Length:
506 pages

Genres: poetry

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