Symbolism and imagery used by browning in the poem,"A Grammarian's Funeral"
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“A Grammarian’s Funeral” is a poem written by Robert Browning. He was born on May 7, 1812, in Walworth, London, United Kingdom and died on December 12, 1889, Ca’ Rezzonico, Venice, Italy. He was a Victorian English poet and playwright, famous for his mastery in dramatic monologue. His notable works include; Men and Women, The Ring and the Book, Dramatis Personae, Dramatic Lyrics, Dramatic Romances and Lyrics.
“A Grammarian’s Funeral” was published in ‘The Men and Women’ in 1855. Men and Women was a collection of fifty-one poems in two volumes by Robert Browning, first published in 1855. While now generally considered to contain some of the best of Browning’s poetry, at the time it was not received well and sold poorly.
“A Grammarian’s Funeral” is a eulogy (a praise or tribute to someone who has just died). In this poem the disciple of grammarian praises him while taking his corpse up the mountain along with other disciples. This poem is an apt example of a dramatic monologue because the disciple speaks about the life of grammarian and praises him in loud words while nobody responds to what he says while the other people just listen.