The Infinite Passion of Finite Hearts: Robert Browning and Failure in Love (American University Studies) - Hardcover

Pathak, Pratul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820417769 ISBN 13: 9780820417769

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

A major theme in Victorian poetry is the failure of relationships due to the lack of understanding between the individuals involved. In a series of poems, from The Madhouse Cells (1833) to The Ring and the Book (1968-69), Robert Browning created characters who were frustrated in relationships to illustrate the pain caused by the «infinite passion» of «finite hearts.» This study combines a close reading of the texts with aspects of psychoanalysis to show that through these poems Browning was trying to conduct a development of his own soul by imaginatively experiencing the problems lovers face due to their inability to understand each other. For this was an experience that was denied him by his «successful rescue» of Andromeda from Wimpole Street.

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About the Author

The Author: Pratul Pathak received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is now an assistant professor at California University of Pennsylvania. Born in India, he received his B.A. Hons. and M.A. in English from the University of Delhi. His teaching experience also includes twelve years at HansRaj College, Delhi. During that time he also worked as a photojournalist and published numerous articles and photographs of his wanderings in the Indian Himalayas and Tibet.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820417769
• ISBN 13: 9780820417769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208