The ring and the book

by Robert Browning

First published 1868 · 506 pages

About this book

Browning's dramatic poem The Ring and the Book narrates the trial of a Roman for the death of his wife and her parents. He suspected his wife of having an affair with a cleric. The man appeals his sentence, though unsuccessfully. The poem is narrated by many different voices, each adding their version of events to the whole in a series of monologues.

  • Executions and executioners
  • Fiction
  • History
  • Murder
  • Poetry
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Poetry (poetic works by one author)

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