32-542: [REDACTED] Look up porphyry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Porphyry ( / ˈ p ɔːr f ɪr i / ; Greek: Πορφύριος , Porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to: Geology [ edit ] Porphyry (geology) , an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, often purple, and prestigious Roman sculpture material Shoksha porphyry , quartzite of purple color resembling true porphyry mined near
64-461: A fine-grained matrix, often purple, and prestigious Roman sculpture material Shoksha porphyry , quartzite of purple color resembling true porphyry mined near the village of Shoksha, Karelia, Russia Porphyritic , the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes Porphyry copper deposit , a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks Places [ edit ] Mons Porphyrites ,
96-543: A giant in Greek mythology Pomponius Porphyrion (fl. 2nd or 3rd century), Latin grammarian Porphyry (philosopher) (234–305), Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyrios of Philippi (fl. early 4th century), bishop of the Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius ( fl. 4th century ), Latin poet Porphyry of Gaza , or Saint Porphyrius (347–420), Bishop of Gaza Porphyrius
128-639: A poem by Robert Browning Porphyria , a disease giving purple urine Porphyrins , a group of organic compounds Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Porphyry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porphyry&oldid=1252869079 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Greek-language text Short description
160-441: A portrait of her behind a curtain so none can look upon her smile without his permission; in "Porphyria's Lover", the persona wishes to stop time at a single perfect moment and so kills his lover and sits all night embracing her carefully arranged body. In "My Last Duchess" the woman's murder is at best implied, while in "Porphyria's Lover" it is described quite explicitly by the speaker. The unchanging rhythmic pattern may also suggest
192-404: A purple-red natural dye " Porphyria's Lover ", originally published as "Porphyria", a poem by Robert Browning Porphyria , a disease giving purple urine Porphyrins , a group of organic compounds Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Porphyry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
224-418: A sexual fetish. Since the speaker may (as many speculate ) be insane, it is impossible to know the true nature of his relationship to Porphyria. Theories, some of them rather bizarre, abound: some contemporary scholars suggest, for example, that the persona may be a woman; if so, the strangulation could stem from frustration with the world. An incestuous relationship has also been suggested; Porphyria might be
256-414: A sly reference to the hymen; Porphyria leaves a "gay feast" and comes in from the outside world wearing "soiled gloves"; now her blue eyes, open in death, are "without a stain". The lover may also be a fetishist , indicated by the fact that he refers to her hair numerous times throughout the poem, and strangles her with it. He also refers to the "shut bud that holds a bee" which backs up the view of it being
288-419: A species of sea snail Porphyrio , the swamphens, a genus of birds in the rail family Porphyrios (whale) , a 6th-century whale People and characters [ edit ] Porphyrion , a giant in Greek mythology Pomponius Porphyrion (fl. 2nd or 3rd century), Latin grammarian Porphyry (philosopher) (234–305), Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyrios of Philippi (fl. early 4th century), bishop of
320-424: A system of astrological house division Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales , Australia Animals and plants [ edit ] Porphyra , a foliose red algal genus of laver Oliva porphyria , a species of sea snail Porphyrio , the swamphens, a genus of birds in the rail family Porphyrios (whale) , a 6th-century whale People and characters [ edit ] Porphyrion ,
352-466: A voice in his head, which he mistakes for the voice of God. It has also been postulated that this is Browning's statement of "God's silence", in which neither good nor bad acts are immediately recompensed by the deity. The final line may also register the persona's sense of guilt over his crime. Despite his elaborate justifications for his act, he has, in fact, committed murder, and he expects God to punish him – or, at least, to take notice. The persona
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#1732776210209384-540: Is John Wilson's "Extracts from Gosschen's Diary", a lurid account of a murder published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1818. Browning's friend and fellow poet Bryan Procter acknowledged basing his 1820 "Marcian Colonna" on this source, but added a new detail; after the murder, the killer sits up all night with his victim. Browning's monologues are frequently voiced by eccentrics , lunatics, or people under emotional stress. Their ramblings illustrate character by describing
416-586: Is a poem by Robert Browning which was first published as "Porphyria" in the January 1836 issue of Monthly Repository . Browning later republished it in Dramatic Lyrics (1842) paired with " Johannes Agricola in Meditation " under the title "Madhouse Cells". The poem did not receive its definitive title until 1863. "Porphyria's Lover" is Browning's first ever short dramatic monologue , and also
448-471: Is dead, he says she has found her "utmost will", and when he sees her lifeless head drooping on his shoulder, he describes it as a "smiling rosy little head", possibly using the word "rosy" to symbolise the red roses of love, or to demonstrate his delusion that the girl, and their relationship, are still alive. More likely, however, is the thought that blood returning to her face, after the strangulation, makes her cheeks "rosy". Her "rosy little head" may also be
480-439: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages porphyry [REDACTED] Look up porphyry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Porphyry ( / ˈ p ɔːr f ɪr i / ; Greek: Πορφύριος , Porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to: Geology [ edit ] Porphyry (geology) , an igneous rock with large crystals in
512-519: Is much textual evidence to support this interpretation: he describes himself as "one so pale / for love of her, and all in vain." At the beginning of the poem, the persona never moves; he sits passively in a cold, dark room, sadly listening to the storm until Porphyria comes through "wind and rain", "shuts the cold out and the storm," and makes up his dying fire. Finally, she sits beside him, calls his name, places his arm around her waist, and puts his head on her shoulder; she has to stoop to do this. At
544-453: Is surprised, perhaps a little uneasy, at God's continued silence. The mirrored effect produced by Porphyria's modelling of the persona in the first half, and the persona's reciprocal modelling of her after strangulation is indicative of the popular Victorian art form tableau vivant , in which humans were used as art to recreate actual paintings. This is indicative of the allegorical content of "Porphyria's Lover" in which both characters imitate
576-608: The Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius ( fl. 4th century ), Latin poet Porphyry of Gaza , or Saint Porphyrius (347–420), Bishop of Gaza Porphyrius the Charioteer (fl. 5th/6th centuries), Roman charioteer Porphyrios Dikaios (1904–1971), Greek Cypriot archaeologist Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia (1906–1991), Greek Athonite hieromonk and Eastern Orthodox saint Demetri Porphyrios (born 1949), Greek architect Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch (born 1961), 46th Patriarch of
608-491: The Charioteer (fl. 5th/6th centuries), Roman charioteer Porphyrios Dikaios (1904–1971), Greek Cypriot archaeologist Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia (1906–1991), Greek Athonite hieromonk and Eastern Orthodox saint Demetri Porphyrios (born 1949), Greek architect Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch (born 1961), 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church See also [ edit ] Born in
640-405: The Serbian Orthodox Church See also [ edit ] Born in the purple , Porphyrogénnētos , Byzantine term for the children of emperors, after a supposed porphyry-lined birthing room in the palace Article titles containing the text "Porphyr" Porfirio (disambiguation) , various uses, including a Spanish surname Porfiry , a Russian given name Tyrian purple or Porphyra ,
672-402: The corpse's blue eyes, golden hair, and describes the feelings of perfect happiness the murder gives him and his surprise at God's subsequent silence. Although he winds her hair around her throat three times to throttle her, the woman never cries out. The poem uses a somewhat unusual rhyme scheme: A,B,A,B,B, the final repetition bringing each stanza to a heavy rest. A possible source for the poem
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#1732776210209704-475: The first of his poems to examine abnormal psychology. Although its initial publication passed nearly unnoticed and received little critical attention in the nineteenth century, the poem is now heavily anthologised and much studied. In the poem, a man strangles his lover – Porphyria – with her hair; "... and all her hair / In one long yellow string I wound / Three times her little throat around, / And strangled her." Porphyria's lover then talks of
736-479: The interactions of an odd personality with a particularly telling set of circumstances. In both "Porphyria's Lover" and " My Last Duchess ", Browning uses this mode of exposition to describe a man who responds to the love of a beautiful woman by killing her. Each monologue offers the speaker's reasons for the desired woman from subject to object: in "My Last Duchess", the Duke may have jealously murdered his wife, but keeps
768-473: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porphyry&oldid=1252869079 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Greek-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Porphyria%27s Lover " Porphyria's Lover "
800-549: The only porphyry quarry worked in the ancient world for the emperor's building works and statuary Porphyry Island , in Lake Superior, Canada Porphyry Mountain in Alaska, United States Porphyry, a system of astrological house division Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales , Australia Animals and plants [ edit ] Porphyra , a foliose red algal genus of laver Oliva porphyria ,
832-430: The persona's crime is the only way to keep Porphyria pure; or, because He doesn't think her life and death are important compared to the persona's. The persona may also be waiting in vain for some sign of God's approval. Alternatively, the line may represent his feelings of emptiness in the wake of his violence; Porphyria is gone, quiet descends, and he's alone. The persona may also be schizophrenic ; he may be listening for
864-434: The persona's insanity. The "Porphyria" persona's romantic egotism leads him into all manner of monstrously selfish assumptions compatible with his own longings. He seems convinced that Porphyria wanted to be murdered, and claims "No pain felt she" while being strangled, adding, as if to convince himself, "I am quite sure she felt no pain." He may even believe she enjoyed the pain, because he, her lover, inflicted it. When she
896-468: The poem's midpoint, the persona suddenly takes action, strangling Porphyria, propping her body against his, and boasting that afterward, her head lay on his shoulder. In line with the persona's suggested weakness and sickness, other scholars take the word " porphyria " literally, and suggest that the seductress embodies a disease, and that the persona's killing of her is a sign of his recovery. Porphyria, which usually involved delusional madness and death,
928-420: The purple , Porphyrogénnētos , Byzantine term for the children of emperors, after a supposed porphyry-lined birthing room in the palace Article titles containing the text "Porphyr" Porfirio (disambiguation) , various uses, including a Spanish surname Porfiry , a Russian given name Tyrian purple or Porphyra , a purple-red natural dye " Porphyria's Lover ", originally published as "Porphyria",
960-401: The speaker's mother or sister. Another possibility is that she is a former lover, now betrothed, or even married, to some other man. Alternatively, she may simply be some kind lady who has come to look in on him, or even a figment of his imagination. Other sources speculate that the lover might be impotent, disabled, sick, or otherwise inadequate, and, as such, unable to satisfy Porphyria. There
992-505: The village of Shoksha, Karelia, Russia Porphyritic , the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes Porphyry copper deposit , a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks Places [ edit ] Mons Porphyrites , the only porphyry quarry worked in the ancient world for the emperor's building works and statuary Porphyry Island , in Lake Superior, Canada Porphyry Mountain in Alaska, United States Porphyry,
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1024-478: Was classified several years before the poem's publication; Browning, who had an avid interest in such pathologies, may well have been aware of the new disease, and used it in this way to express his knowledge. Much has been made of the final line: "And yet, God has not said a word!" Possibly, the speaker seeks divine condonement for the murder. He may believe God has said nothing because He is satisfied with his actions. God may be satisfied because: He recognises that
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