Home Thoughts from Abroad

Home Thoughts from Abroad
by Robert Browning
Poet Robert Browning
First published in1845
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish,
Genre(s)Romantic literature
FormSonnet
Lines19
Preceded by"The Lost Mistress"
Followed by"Home-Thoughts, from the Sea"
MetreIrregular
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"Home Thoughts, from Abroad" is a poem by Robert Browning. It was written in 1845 while Browning was on a visit to northern Italy, and was first published in his Dramatic Romances and Lyrics.[1] It is considered an exemplary work of Romantic literature for its evocation of a sense of longing and sentimental references to natural beauty.

  1. ^ Robert Browning's "Home-Thoughts, from Abroad": "Oh to be in England:" Seminar Paper, GRIN Verlag 2008 ISBN 978-3-640-33427-8