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- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
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- Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832; Scottish)
- Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829; German)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834; English)
- Robert Southey (1774–1843; English)
- Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827; Italian)
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Robert Southey (1774–1843; English)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2021
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Romanticism: 100 Poems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832; Scottish)
- Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829; German)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834; English)
- Robert Southey (1774–1843; English)
- Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827; Italian)
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
- Part
Summary
Southey was associated with his fellow “Lake Poets” Wordsworth and Coleridge, with whom he shared an initial enthusiasm for radical political reform, later abandoned with some embarrassment. He became best known for orientalist epics such as Thalaba the Destroyer and The Curse of Kehama, forgotten today but much enjoyed in their time. He was Poet Laureate from 1813 until Wordsworth succeeded him in 1843.
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- Romanticism: 100 Poems , pp. 57 - 58Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021