The Bishop Orders His tomb at Saint Praxed's Church Resources

Websites

Browning, the Victorian

The Victorian Web serves up a heaping platter of links to good information about Browning's life and works.

The Foundation's Got You Covered

Hungry for more? The Poetry Foundation has a great bio and links to Browning's work.

Get to Church

Learn all about St. Praxed's Church on this quaint little website.

Video

"The Bishop Orders His Tomb": The Movie

Dig this cinematic reenactment.

Tongue Firmly in Cheek

We don't endorse any of the summary here, but the video is still pretty funny to look at.

Audio

Dramatic Reading

Here's a serious (and slow) interpretation.

Browning + Bach

Maybe the classical music can offset this…enthusiastic reading.

The Voice of Robert Browning

This is an actual recording of Browning attempting to recite one of his poems. The audio quality is what you'd might expect.

Images

Browning Himself

Behold Browning the bard and his bushy beard.

View of St. Praxed's

It would do…in a pinch.

St. Praxed's Interior

We have to admit, that is a good view of the angels.

Artistic Vision

Here's one (slightly creepy) take on the poem, created by artist Arthur Watts.

Articles and Interviews

Article Central

The Victorian Web has you covered if you're looking for articles on this poem.

Books

The Norton Critical Edition

Celebrate the man's whole catalog with this book.