Editing Robert Browning (section)

==Cultural references==
[[File:Plaque on Louisa A.M. McGrigor monument. Newlyn - geograph.org.uk - 927552.jpg|thumb|upright 1.4|A memorial plaque for a member of the [[Voluntary Aid Detachment]], engraved with a quotation from the Epilogue to Browning's ''Asolando''. The inscription reads: "In Loving Memory of Louisa A. M. McGrigor Commandant V.A.D. Cornwall 22. Who died on service, March 31, 1917. Erected by her fellow workers in the British Red Cross Society, Women Unionist Association, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and Friends. ''One who never turned her back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better, Sleep to wake.''"]]

The young [[Henry Walford Davies]] made a musical setting of ''Prospice'' in 1894 for baritone and string quartet. [[Stephen Banfield]] rates it highly among musical settings of Browning, calling it "one of his few very powerful compositions".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zWPvwuOGA4EC&dq=Prospice+banfield&pg=PA54 Banfield, Stephen. ''Sensibility and English Song'' (1985), p.54]</ref> It has been recorded by Martin Oxenham and the Bingham String Quartet.<ref>[https://www.musicwebinternational.com/2023/03/prospice-meridian/ Meridian Records Duo DUOCD89026 (1994)]</ref>

In 1914, the American modernist composer [[Charles Ives]] created the ''Robert Browning Overture'', a dense and darkly dramatic piece with gloomy overtones reminiscent of the [[Second Viennese School]].<ref>[https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/pieces/3085/robert-browning-overture Robert Browning Overture], Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Henken, accessed 29 August 2023</ref>

In 1917, the U.S. composer [[Margaret Hoberg Turrell]] composed a song based on Browning's poem "Love: Such a Starved Bank of Moss".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlC1AAAAIAAJ&q=margaret+hoberg |title=Robert Browning: A Bibliography, 1830–1950 |date=1953 |publisher=Cornell University Press |language=en}}</ref> In 1920, the U.S. composer [[Anne Stratton]] composed one based on Browning's poem "Parting at Morning".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Office |first=Library of Congress Copyright |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jnQAAAAMAAJ&dq=parting+at+morning+anne+stratton&pg=PA760 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |date=1920 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}}</ref>

In 1930, the story of Browning and his wife was made into the play ''[[The Barretts of Wimpole Street]]'', by [[Rudolph Besier]]. It was a success and brought popular fame to the couple in the United States. The role of Elizabeth became a signature role for the actress [[Katharine Cornell]]. It was twice adapted into film. It was also the basis of the stage musical ''[[Robert and Elizabeth]]'', with music by [[Ron Grainer]] and book and lyrics by [[Ronald Millar]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Besier |first=Rudolf |year=1932 |orig-year=1930 |title=The Barretts of Wimpole Street, A Comedy in Five Acts |url=https://www.gutenberg.ca/ebooks/besierr-barrettsofwimpolestreet/besierr-barrettsofwimpolestreet-00-h.html |location=London |publisher=Victor Gollancz |author-link=Rudolf Besier }}</ref>

[[Terence Rattigan]]'s play [[The Browning Version (play)|The Browning Version]] (1948) refers to a translation by the poet Robert Browning of “[[Agamemnon (Seneca)|Agamemnon]]” (1877), a classical Greek [[tragedy]] in which the main character is murdered by his wife, aided by her lover. The play explores the transformative power of litterature. It was adapted in two films, [[The Browning Version (1951 film)|one]] directed by [[Anthony Asquith]] in 1951 and the [[The Browning Version (1994 film)|other]] directed by [[Mike Figgis]] in 1994.<ref>{{Citation |last=Asquith |first=Anthony |title=The Browning Version |date=1951-11-09 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043362/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |others=Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick |publisher=Javelin Films}}</ref>

Browning is an important character in [[Michael Dibdin]]'s 1986 novel ''A rich full death''. 

"God's in his heaven – All's right in the world", an excerpt from his poem, Pippa Passes, is the slogan for the fictional organisation NERV from [[Hideaki Anno]]'s 1995 anime series [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exploring the limits of the human through science fiction  |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/795759266 |access-date=16 January 2023 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref>

A memorial plaque on the site of Browning's London home, in Warwick Crescent, [[Maida Vale]], was unveiled on 11 December 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/leisureandculture/greenplaques/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716210428/http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/leisureandculture/greenplaques/ |url-status=dead |title=City of Westminster green plaques |archivedate=16 July 2012}}</ref>

''[[Aalokam: Ranges of Vision]]'', is a 2023 Malayalam language Indian film and it has six separate chapters and five of them are based on Robert Browning's poems.<ref>{{cite web |title=സിനിമയ്ക്കുള്ളിലെ സിനിമയുമായി "ആലോകം" യൂട്യൂബിൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു |url=https://www.twentyfournews.com/2025/03/28/alokam-was-released-on-youtube-as-a-film-within-a-film.html |publisher=[[24 News]] |access-date=2 May 2025 |date=28 March 2025}}</ref>