“from The Barretts of Wimpole Street Elizabeth: Sometimes there are passages . . . which rather puzzle me. Browning: Oh, Sordello! I've done my best to forget it. However . . ( His smile fades. He mutters.) Extraordinary. . .But - but a passage torn from context . . . Elizabeth: Well? Browning: Well, Miss Barrett - when that passage was written only God and Robert Browning understood it. Now only God understands it.”
Quotes by Rudolf Besier
Rudolf Besier
Rudolf Besier was a Dutch-English playwright and translator renowned for his contributions to early 20th-century drama. His most celebrated work, 'The Barretts of Wimpole Street' (1930), is a poignant...