is a study in paradox. It's a love poem that deconstructs love, a pastoral that has seen not only death but bio-diversity. Conversational, daringly sexual, it remains a soliloquy. There may be two in this campagna but two are not one, and the poet has no hesitation in admitting it.By 1854, Browning had been married long enough to admit it, of course.
from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week: Two in the Campagna by Robert Browning
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