Narrative poem · 1871

Balaustion's Adventure

Including a Transcript from Euripides

by Robert Browning

A young Rhodian woman recounts how she saved a shipload of Athenians at Syracuse by reciting Euripides' Alkestis, which Browning renders in full within her narrative.

Contents · 7 parts

• Lines 1–410about 410 lines
• Lines 411–834about 420 lines
• Lines 835–1252about 420 lines
• Lines 1253–1681about 430 lines
• Lines 1682–2094about 410 lines
• Lines 2095–2501about 410 lines
• Lines 2502–2774about 270 lines

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