An Interpretation of Robert Browning's Objectivity with Reference to the Monologues of Guido, Caponsacchi, and Pompilia in "The Ring and the Book"

• Main Authors: Chang, Ya-hui, 張雅惠
• Other Authors: Patricia Haseltine
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 1997
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22968573999588046057

碩士 === 靜宜大學 === 外國語文研究所 === 85 === This thesis examines in what way Browning is an objective poet by studying how he associates the figure of Christ with the three monologists - Guido, Caponsacchi, and Pompilia in THE RING AND THE BOOK. The Introduction explains why Browning changes some facts concerning the monologists, how he creates a Christian setting in THE RING AND THE BOOK, and why the three monologists are all victims in the poet's eyes. Chapter One, "Guido as a Christ-like Figure," shows how Guido is misled by the worldly churchmen and in what ways he is a Christ-like figure. Chapter Two, "Caponsacchi as a Christ-like Figure," discusses how Caponsacchi overcomes the bad influence of the secular churchmen and becomes a brave rescuer to Pompilia and in what aspect that he is a Christ- like figure. Chapter Three, "Pompilia as a Christ-like Figure," investigates how Pompilia is victimized by the Comparinis' greed and the worldly churchmen's wrong advice and in what manner that she is a Christ-like figure. The Conclusion states that Browning's associating the three characters with the figure of Christ shows that he has a deep understanding of human nature and his technique of delineating human behaviors which he displays in the poem proves that he has achieved the role of an objective poet according to his own definitions for objective poets.