1. Browning
... beautiful and the ugly which so distinguishes his vision of life. Once again he makes no authorial comment and the reader has to decide the outcome for his or herself. My Last Duchess 1842 represents a definite advance towards the dramatic monologue. The setting is more precise and the Duke's motive for speaking more distinct (to lay down a set of rules for his new ... describing the flaws of the previous one). The language is more natural and the listener, (an envoy from the Count whose daughter will be the next Duchess) is more openly indicated. This device of including a listener see...
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