In 1851 Browning wrote an essay on Percy Bysshe Shelley, and in it he both praised the Romantic poet who had so influenced him, and also explained how he, Browning differed in his own poetic project. Shelley, according to Browning, was a subjective poet, a poet who wrote from the perspective of the inner self, while Browning wishes to be an objective poet. ... The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church 1845 which describes a materialistic bishop giving orders for the decoration of his tomb to his illegitimate sons as he lies on his deathbed brought the dramatic monologue to full ...

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