Robert Browning, one of the most talented poets of the Victorian period, is famous especially for his dramatic monologues. Often these long poems deal with such issues as love, death, and faith. ... In 1845, Robert Browning wrote " The Confessional", a short poem berating the Catholic Church. ... One year later he published two of his less-famous poems, "Christmas Eve" and "Easter Day". These poems, due to their ambiguity, were neither extremely popular, nor critically praised. ...

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