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The Said and the Unsaid in Robert Browning’s »My Last Duchess«
The Said and the Unsaid in Robert Browning’s »My Last Duchess«

Author(s): Dan Negruţ
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: dramatic monologue technique; involvement; detachment; said and unsaid; Robert Browning;

Summary/Abstract: The paper is a thorough text-based analysis of one of Robert Browning’s most representative poems, illustrating the dramatic monologue technique and starting from the assumption that the elements that are left unsaid and that can be inferred from within are a lot more important and relevant than what is actually said.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 118-128
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English