If Sordello is a book-length poem, then The Ring and the Book-in its day regarded as Browning's greatest achievement, but today seemingly out of fashion-is something different. It is in fact a great novel, but one presented in blank verse, almost 21,000 lines of it, and in twelve books, each representing a different view of the action (a court case involving adultery and murder) by one of the protagonists. Why it has been called an "epic poem" is a puzzle; it is epic only in length; it is a poem only because it is in verse. ...
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If Sordello is a book-length poem, then The Ring and the Book-in its day regarded as Browning's greatest achievement, but today seemingly out of fashion-is something different. It is in fact a great novel, but one presented in blank verse, almost 21,000 lines of it, and in twelve books, each representing a different view of the action (a court case involving adultery and murder) by one of the protagonists. Why it has been called an "epic poem" is a puzzle; it is epic only in length; it is a poem only because it is in verse. Pushkin's Yevgeny Onegin is everywhere regarded as a novel, although it is in verse. The Ring and the Book is the greatest of all English verse novels; it is one of the great English novels of the 19th century; it is a remarkably modern novel in terms of narrative technique; it is, by any standard,s a great work of English Literature. It is offered by Shearsman in the author's bicentenary year, as it simply should not be out of print...
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Add this copy of Ring and the Book to cart. $5.16, good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1971 by Penguin Books Ltd.
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Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $9.27, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1911 by J.M. Dent & Sons.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book (Volume 1) to cart. $9.36, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1889 by Smith, Elder.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has clothback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. -Binding green cloth. Bumped corners. 8vo. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $9.45, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1913 by J.M. Dent & Sons.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $9.45, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published by Everyman's Library.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has clothback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Binding brown cloth. No publication date. Some foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $11.49, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1943 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $13.00, good condition, Sold by Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Braunfels, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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Good. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1967. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/covers creased; moderate edge wear/ several pages have underlining and margin notes/ corners and spine creased/ readers slant/ previous owners name on front page/ several pages and page tips creased.
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $13.46, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $14.00, good condition, Sold by Top Notch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tolar, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Red cloth boards have rubbed edges, spinetips lightly chipping. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
Add this copy of The Ring and the Book to cart. $14.96, very good condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by W. W. Norton & Company.
