Pippa Passes was a dramatic piece, as much play as poetry, by Robert Browning published in 1841 as the first volume of his Bells and Pomegranates series.
The author described the work as the first of a series of dramatic pieces. His original idea was of a young, innocent girl, moving unblemished through the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of Asolo. The work caused outrage when it was first published, due to the matter-of-fact portrayals of many of the area's more disreputable characters - notably the adulterous Ottima - and for its frankness on sexual matters. Perhaps the most famous passage is below:The year's at the spring,
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hill-side's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in his Heaven -
All's right with the world!
Robert Browning
Robert Browning (1812–1889) est l’un des plus grands poètes victoriens anglais. Connu pour son talent narratif et sa maîtrise du vers, il a marqué la littérature par des œuvres explorant la psychologie humaine, l’histoire et le folklore. *The Pied Piper of Hamelin*, écrit à l’origine comme un divertissement pour un enfant malade, est devenu un classique intemporel de la littérature jeunesse. Ce poème, publié en 1842, mêle magie, morale et critique sociale, tout en mettant en scène un mystérieux joueur de flûte capable d’enchanter rats et enfants. Browning y aborde des thèmes universels comme la promesse, la trahison et les conséquences de l’avidité.
