Robert Southey

The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: LEGARE STREET PR
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781015612907
• ISBN-10: 1015612903
• Artikelnr.: 67257275

Autorenporträt

Robert Southey (1774-1843) was an English poet, historian, biographer, and essayist. As a luminary of the Romantic era, Southey's vast literary contributions paralleled his engagement with contemporary social and political matters. He is best recognized for his proficiency in writing both lyric poetry and prose. As a poet laureate from 1813 until his death, Southey's commitment to literature was unwavering. His work, 'The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson' (1813), epitomizes Southey's narrative skill and his faculty to enliven historical figures within the fabric of nationalistic pride. The biography not only elucidates the monumental life of the famed admiral but also serves as a testament to the era's valorization of heroism. Southey's prosaic style, characterized by its clarity, moralistic tone, and classical forms, provided a lens through which the Romantic sentiment was infused with structure and order, setting him apart from contemporaries who favored more revolutionary forms and themes. Beyond 'The Life of Nelson,' Southey's oeuvre includes seminal texts such as 'Thalaba the Destroyer' (1801) and 'Curse of Kehama' (1810). His works remain salient for their melding of exoticism and fantasy with acute social observation, a reflection of the man who lived as passionately as he wrote.