 | Robert Browning "Epilogue To Asolando" Poem Animation Heres a virtual movie of the great Victorian poet Robert Browning (1812 - 1889) reading Epilogue To Asolando" Asolando was Browning's last book; it was published in 1889 on the day he died . The title derives from a fanciful verb asolare, to disport in the open air, to amuse oneself at random, attributed to Bembo at the time of his residence in Asolo, in northern Italy. Asolo had played an important part in Browning's life and work. The poem is read definitively by the late celebrated English clasical actor Jolyon Aires Forsythe. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2008 Epilogue to Asolando [Ed. Note: This poem was the last Browning wrote. --Nelson] AT the midnight in the silence of the sleep-time, When you set your fancies free, Will they pass to where--by death, fools think, imprisoned-- Low he lies who onced so loved you, whom you loved so, --Pity me? Oh to love so, be so loved, yet so mistaken! What had I on earth to do With the slothful, with the mawkish, the unmanly? Like the aimless, helpless, hopeless, did I drivel --Being--who? One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better, Sleep to wake. No, at noonday in the bustle of man's work-time Greet the unseen with a cheer! Bid him forward, breast and back as either should be, "Strive and thrive!" cry "Speed,--fight on, fare ever There as here!" |
 | David Olney "My Last Duchess" (Robert Browning) David Olney contemplates the dramatic aspects of classic poetry with an inspiring recitation of "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browing. |
 | "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning (poetry reading) This poem was written before psychiatry was invented. Artists of the time, esp. the Pre-Raphaelites, often took their subjects from poems but it seems that nobody would touch this one. The paintings are by Sophie Anderson from about the same time, depicting contemporary standards of female beauty. |
 | Robert Browning Recites His Poem (1889 Edison Cylinder) This is one of the most important historic recording from 19th century. This recording contains the voice of great English poet, Robert Browning (1812 - 1889). It was recorded in a dinner party given by Browning's friend the artist Rudolf Lehmann, on May 6th, 1889. Colonel Gouraud, the sales manager of Edison Talking machine, had brought with him a phonograph and each of the guests was invited to speak into it. Initially reluctant, Browning eventually relents and can be heard reciting from his poem 'How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix'. Unfortunately, he forgets the words after a few lines, tries again and then gives up, but can be heard expressing his astonishment at this "wonderful invention". Although the recording is very inaudible, it is still worth to hear one of the greatest poet of Victorian era. I put the subtitle in this video to understand the words more clearly. |
 | 'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning. Read by Julian Glover. 'My Last Duchess' (1842) by Robert Browning (1812-1889). From 'Six Centuries of Verse', Episode 12: 'Victorians 1837-1901'. |
 | Mr. Robert Browning My freshman english poetry project |
 | Robert Browning - "Meeting at Night" Robert Browning recited by Adam Fitzgerald |
 | Grow Old With Me - Jack & Laurie Marti It's been a while since Laurie has recorded with me, and I've been after her to remedy that situation. I had a number of songs in mind to do with her, but she really wanted to do this one. I kind of wanted to wait to do this until our 30th anniversary in August, but she insisted, so, here it is! I know I've already done this one, but really, this song works well as a duet, and it also works as well for an anniversary song as it does a wedding song, maybe even better! This song was written by John Lennon in the summer of 1980. Here's how it happened: The song was inspired from two different sources: from a poem penned by Robert Browning, entitled Rabbi Ben Ezra, and a song by Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, entitled "Let Me Count The Ways" (which in turn had been inspired from a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning). Lennon and Ono had for some time admired the poetry of Robert and Elizabeth Browning, and the two songs were purposely written with the couple in mind. Ono woke up one morning in the summer of 1980 with the music of "Let Me Count The Ways" in her head and promptly rang Lennon in Bermuda to play it for him. Lennon loved the song and Ono then suggested to him that he should write a Robert Browning piece to accompany it. That afternoon, John was watching TV when a film came on which had the poem "Rabbi Ben Ezra" by Robert Browning in it. Inspired by this turn of events, Lennon wrote "Grow Old With Me" as an answer to Ono's song, and rang her back to play it to her over the phone. Grow old along with me The best is yet to be When our time has come We will be as one God bless our love God bless our love Grow old along with me Two branches of one tree Face the setting sun When the day is done God bless our love God bless our love Spending our lives together Man and wife together World without end World without end Grow old along with me Whatever fate decrees (original words) We will see it through Because our love is true God bless our love God bless our love God bless our love God bless our love |
 | My Last Duchess Short Film / February 2005 This film was made in one day. Miss Green, our English teacher, gave us an open ended homework in which we had to respond to the poem 'My Last Duchess' in anyway we pleased. We decided to make a film as that's what we like doing. Me, James and Ben went to Corsham Court to film the opening scene to make it look like I (a Duke) lived in a good house. It snowed as well which made it look really good! We used classical music to make it have that old feel as we couldn't get any period costumes. |
 | Poetry Reading by Taynio These are readings by yours' truly. You will notice in a few that, through my fake and failing accent, my real accent is heard. Also, during 'Dreams', I accidently switched 'Open' and 'Eyes'. I do hope you forgive the mistake. Another mistake is on Robert Browning's 'In a Gondola' where the last line is cut off. Again, forgive me. I do also realize that quite a few of poems are VERY hard to read. I attempted to fix that problem by doing multiple things but in the end, I gave up. Nor did I want to create multiple slides, lol. So in the end... laziness won. Everything else should be in order. I thank you for your time and attention. And I hope you enjoyed my readings. |
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