Title: The ring and the book
Description: Browning's dramatic poem The Ring and the Book narrates the trial of a Roman for the death of his wife and her parents. He suspected his wife of having an affair with a cleric. The man appeals his sentence, though unsuccessfully. The poem is narrated by many different voices, each adding their version of events to the whole in a series of monologues.
Subjects: Executions and executioners, Fiction, History, Murder, Poetry, Trials (Murder), Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Places: Rome (Italy)
People: Guido Franceschini conte (1657-1698), Pompilia Franceschini (1680-1698)
Time periods: 1420-1798