. Robert Browning . the spiritualwonder and mystery of life from the complacent lassitude of literaryphrasemongers. Unfortunately, Browning pushed his protest too far. He marchedfrom rebellion to anarchy. In his struggles to loosen the fetters ofpoetic form he smashed it to pieces. His verse is too irregular forpoetry and too regular for prose. Already it is beginning to cracklike the Campanile. There is no doubt that Browning is in soreneed of a doughty champion, for his popularity is fading fast—almost as fast as the popularity of Carlyle. Where are the Browningsocieties ? Where are the Brow
. Robert Browning . the spiritualwonder and mystery of life from the complacent lassitude of literaryphrasemongers. Unfortunately, Browning pushed his protest too far. He marchedfrom rebellion to anarchy. In his struggles to loosen the fetters ofpoetic form he smashed it to pieces. His verse is too irregular forpoetry and too regular for prose. Already it is beginning to cracklike the Campanile. There is no doubt that Browning is in soreneed of a doughty champion, for his popularity is fading fast—almost as fast as the popularity of Carlyle. Where are the Browningsocieties ? Where are the Browning readers, the Browning essayists,the Browning exegetes ? The decay of Browning seems at the firstblush to upset the proposition that personality is one of the vitalelements in literature. How comes it to pass that this poetrywhich is all personality is so perishable, while, on the other hand,impersonal poetry like Grays Elegy is so imperishable. Theexplanation is to be found in Brownings contempt for beauty of. 1-H -13 12 ROBERT BROWNING
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