Robert Browning, the author of Pied Piper of Hamelin, has written many literary works that have a lasting affect on those who read them. Browning was born May 7, 1812 in a suburb of London. One of Browning’s most famous works, Pied Piper of Hamelin was written near the end of Browning’s career, but was the single piece of literature that made him widely famous. Robert Browning, the author of Pied Piper of Hamelin, not only wrote many famous pieces of literature, but he is also considered an original master of storytelling, using many different literary elements.
Robert Browning was born May 7, 1812 in Camberwell, a suburb of London. His father was a banker. Browning’s father had a large collection of book on various topics in which he encouraged …show more content…
While the town of Hamelin was in the middle of a rat infestation. A piper came into town one day with claims that he could lure the rats out of town with his magic pipe. As Robert Browning states in Pied Piper of Hamelin 1“ the pipe, by means of a secret charm has the ability to draw All creatures living beneath the sun”(10) He promised that he would get rid of the rats if he in return got a payment of gold from the towns mayor. The mayor agreed to the deal and the piper played his magic pipe and the rats, as stated by Robert Browning in Pied Piper of Hamelin 1“followed the Piper for their …show more content…
Browning was a master of dramatic monologue, “Browning did not invent the dramatic monologue but he inhabited and populated it” (“telegraph.co.uk”10). He has written numerous stories, like the Ring and the Book, that are still famous to this day. Henry James wrote of Robert Browning, in relation to the poet's burial at Canterbury: "None of the odd ones have been so great and none of the great ones so odd” (“gradesaver.com”1). Robert Browning has gone down in history as one of Englands most famous and renowned Poets. Even with his death being over 150 years ago, Browning’s works are still being read to this
Robert Browning was born May 7, 1812 in Camberwell, a suburb of London. His father was a banker. Browning’s father had a large collection of book on various topics in which he encouraged …show more content…
While the town of Hamelin was in the middle of a rat infestation. A piper came into town one day with claims that he could lure the rats out of town with his magic pipe. As Robert Browning states in Pied Piper of Hamelin 1“ the pipe, by means of a secret charm has the ability to draw All creatures living beneath the sun”(10) He promised that he would get rid of the rats if he in return got a payment of gold from the towns mayor. The mayor agreed to the deal and the piper played his magic pipe and the rats, as stated by Robert Browning in Pied Piper of Hamelin 1“followed the Piper for their …show more content…
Browning was a master of dramatic monologue, “Browning did not invent the dramatic monologue but he inhabited and populated it” (“telegraph.co.uk”10). He has written numerous stories, like the Ring and the Book, that are still famous to this day. Henry James wrote of Robert Browning, in relation to the poet's burial at Canterbury: "None of the odd ones have been so great and none of the great ones so odd” (“gradesaver.com”1). Robert Browning has gone down in history as one of Englands most famous and renowned Poets. Even with his death being over 150 years ago, Browning’s works are still being read to this