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‘Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came‘ by Robert Browning follows a weary knight’s journey through a bleak and desolate landscape haunted by doubt and fear. The knight encounters various obstacles and grotesque imagery as he navigates toward the mysterious Dark Tower.
"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" is a narrative poem by English author Robert Browning, written on 2 January 1852, [1] and first published in 1855 in the collection titled Men and Women. [2] The poem is often noted for its dark and atmospheric imagery , inversion of classical tropes , and use of unreliable narration .
Compared to Browning's other works, "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" stands out for its grim and pessimistic tone, reflecting a shift in Browning's perspective during his later years. Read more →
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Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, Thomas Moran, 1859. This mysterious, parable-like poem was first published in Browning’s collection Men and Women, 1855.
This quest poem opens with narrator Childe Roland, a knight in search of the fabled Dark Tower, confronting a "hoary cripple" who he suspects is lying to him. The weird old man points Roland off the dusty road into an "ominous" plain, telling him that he will find the dark tower in that direction.
Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came. Robert Browning. My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple, with the malicious eye Askance to watch the working of his lie On mine, and mouth scarce able to afford Supression of the glee, that pursed and scored Its edge, at one more victim gained thereby.
