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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|70 pages
Robert Southey: His Life, His Age, His Literary Friends
part II|67 pages
Prose
part III|40 pages
Poetry