ABSTRACT

First published in 1975. Southey first made his reputation, when he was a very young man, as a poet. Although he is now remembered primary for his poetry, this title reveals how he excelled in many other genres as well. Examination of Southey’s life reveals an attractive and humane personality, at ease among his books, his family and a wide and impressive range of friends, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, Landor and Scott. This title will be of interest to students of literature.

part I|70 pages

Robert Southey: His Life, His Age, His Literary Friends

chapter 1|28 pages

1774–1795

chapter 2|40 pages

1796–1843

part II|67 pages

Prose

chapter 3|18 pages

Social and Political Criticism

chapter 4|10 pages

Biography

chapter 5|20 pages

Autobiography

chapter 6|7 pages

Histories

chapter 7|8 pages

Reviews, Editions, and Translations

part III|40 pages

Poetry

chapter 8|18 pages

Early Poems, Joan of Arc, and Short Poems

chapter 10|3 pages

Laureate Odes and Other Poems

chapter 11|2 pages

An Estimate of Southey's

chapter 12|3 pages

Conclusion