Paracelsus is a five-part epic poem written by

Robert Browning Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian literature, Victorian poets. He was noted for irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentar ...

and published in 1835.

Structure

The poem is split into five parts: # "Paracelsus Aspires" # "Paracelsus Attains" # "Paracelsus" # "Paracelsus Aspires" # "Paracelsus Attains".

References

1835 poems Poetry by Robert Browning {{1830s-UK-poem-stub