ABSTRACT

This edition of Robert Southey's early poetry seeks to restore Southey the poet to his place at the centre of late 18th and early 19th century British literary culture. This collection of his poetical works critically reassesses Southey's epics and romances.

part |191 pages

The Curse of Kehama

chapter |5 pages

Preface

chapter I|9 pages

The Funeral

chapter II|7 pages

The Curse

chapter III|7 pages

The Recovery

chapter IV|6 pages

The Departure

chapter V|9 pages

The Separation

chapter VI|8 pages

Casyapa

chapter VII|13 pages

The Swerga

chapter VIII|6 pages

The Sacrifice

chapter IX|6 pages

The Home-Scene

chapter X|11 pages

Mount Meru

chapter XI|9 pages

The Enchantress

chapter XII|4 pages

The Sacrifice Compleated

chapter XIII|9 pages

The Retreat

chapter XIV|8 pages

Jaga-Naut

chapter XV|7 pages

The City of Baly

chapter XVI|14 pages

The Ancient Sepulchres

chapter XVII|5 pages

Baly

chapter XVIII|5 pages

Kehama’s Descent

chapter XIX|6 pages

Mount Calasay

chapter XX|4 pages

The Embarkation

chapter XXI|5 pages

The World’s End

chapter XXII|7 pages

The Gate of Padalon

chapter XXIII|9 pages

Padalon

chapter XXIV|10 pages

The Amreeta

part |79 pages

Southey’s Notes to Kehama

part |122 pages

Manuscript Transcripts

chapter |2 pages

Draft Fragment, c. 1801

chapter |25 pages

Draft Fragments, 1802–3

chapter |15 pages

Draft Fragment, 1806

chapter |22 pages

Draft Fragments, 1808 and Earlier

chapter |6 pages

Draft Fragment, 1808