Paracelsus

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Paracelsus is a dramatic poem by Robert Browning that explores the life, ambitions, and inner struggles of the Renaissance physician and alchemist Paracelsus.

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instanceOf dramatic poem
poetic drama
author Robert Browning
basedOn Paracelsus
surface form: Paracelsus (Theophrastus von Hohenheim)
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores conflict between idealism and reality
isolation of the genius figure
moral responsibility of the seeker of knowledge
firstPublicationYear 1835
form blank verse
genre dramatic monologue
philosophical poetry
hasCharacter Aprile
Festus
Julia
Michal
Paracelsus
hasReception initially received with limited popular success
later recognized as important in Browning’s development
influenced development of Browning’s dramatic monologue style
language English
literaryMovement early Victorian poetry
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter Paracelsus self-linksurface differs
narrativeMode dramatic dialogue
notableFor early major work of Robert Browning
partOf Robert Browning’s early poetic works
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publisher Effingham Wilson
settingPeriod Renaissance
structure five-part poem
subject Renaissance physician
alchemist
theme inner conflict
intellectual ambition
limits of human knowledge
relationship between love and knowledge
spiritual striving
title Paracelsus self-linksurface differs

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Robert Browning notableWork Paracelsus
Paracelsus title Paracelsus self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Paracelsus (poem)
Paracelsus mainCharacter Paracelsus self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Paracelsus (poem)