Victorian Poets

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This essay describes how Robert Browning in 'My Last Duchess' reveals his theory of art in a more complex manner than the more obvious presentation of Alfred Lord Tennyson as he reveals his poetic pleasures in 'Ulysses.' Both diction and images in both dramatic monologues are closely explored and analyzed.

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"In delineating the theory of art of these poets, this paper will concentrate primarily on what one dramatic monologue of each of the two poets, Browning and Tennyson, reveals. Both poets are concerned with bringing the feelings and truths of their experience into the hearts and minds of others. A central difference in their theories of art is that Browning puts a greater burden on the reader, while Tennyson feels it vital to be more obvious in expressing his feelings to others. A basic question to consider as we explore their theories of art is: How and why do we enjoy the poems? Understanding our own responses helps us understand their assumptions about art. The aim of both poets is that we lose ourselves within the poem, forgetting for the moment our real surroundings in favor of total immersion in the poetic situation."

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