Works of Robert Browning

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Browning 's career can be divided into four periods.
first from 1832-1846
second from 1846-1869
third from 1869-1876
fourth from 1876-1889
THE RING AND THE BOOK was published in his third period. in the fourth period he published the ASOLANDO in which we find the music of the dying swan.
His earlier poems
PAULINE was composed in 1833 when Browning was only twenty years old. this poem shows the influence of Shelley and Keats. PARACELSUS was composed in 1835. Brownings thirst for knowledge is reflected in PARACELSUS. he failed because he ignored love. SORDELLO was composed in 1840. Tennyson complained that he understood only two lines of the poem. Browning wrote Dramatic lyrics between 1836-1846. these include EVELYN HOPE, IN A GONDOLA, PORPHYREA'S LOVER, MY LAST DUCHESS, WARING, THE PIED PIPER, MEETING AT NIGHT, PARTING OF MORNING, SPANISH CLOISTER and COUNT GLISMOND.
The dramatic romances were composed in 1848. these include THE LOST LEADER, HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS, THE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT ST. PRAXED'S, THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS, THE BOY AND THE ANGEL. in 1850 came out CHRISTMAS EVE, EASTER DAY. his next volume of poems entitled MEN AND WOMEN came out in 1855. it includes poems such as "FRA, LIPPO", LIPPI and ANDREA DEL SARTO, ONE WORD MORE, POPULARING, A PETTY WOMAN, RESPECTIBILITY, THE STATUE AND THE BUST'S.
His dramas include
STRAFFORD 1837
PIPPA PASSES 1841
KING VICTOR AND KING CHARLES 1842
THE RETURN OF THE DRUSES 1843
ABLOT IN THE SCUTCHEON 1843
COLOMBO'S BIRTHDAY 1844
A SOUL'S TRAGEDY 1846
LURIA 1846
IN A BALCONY 1853
His later poems
THE DRAMATIC PERSONAE came out in 1864. other poems of browning include CONFESSION, CALIBAN UPON SETEBOS BISHOP BLOUGRAM, GOLD HAIR, ABT VOGLER, RABBI BEN EZRA, PROSPICE, FERISHTAH'S FANCIES. these were the last poems of browning.
THE RING AND THE BOOK appeared in 1869. LYRIC LOVE is the recollection of his departed wife. BALAUSTION'S ADVENTURE, PRINCE HOHENSTIEL - SCHWANGAU came out in 1871. the latter paints a picture of Napoleoon III. other works include FINE AT THE FAIR (1872), RED COTTON NIGHT CAP, COUNTRY OR TURF AND TOWERS (1873), ARISTOPHANES APOLOGY (1875). IN ALBUM (1875) is a study of the uglier aspects of life. in PACCHIAROTTO (1871) Browning pleads fidelity to life. LASAISIAZ:THE TWO POETS OF CROISIC (1878). is built upon the byronic model. others poems include DRAMATIC IDYLS (1879), JOCOSERIA (1883), FERISHTAH'S FANCIES (1884), PARLEYINGS WITH CERTAIN PEOPLE (1887), ASOLANDO (1889). 

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