Richard Kennedy asserts that Asolando, published the day Browning died, was a fitting cap to this great poet's career and, indeed, is a more outstanding achievement than several of his earlier works. This volume breaks new ground in Browning studies by fusing biography and critical commentary to provide the fullest single account of this poet's last years and his last volume of poems.

"Kennedy's study of Browning's Asolondo is a useful and instructive introduction to the poet's last volume, often neglected, more often misunderstood because of its 'personal' tone.--Choice

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