Robert Southey
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+ | '''Robert Southey''' ([[August 12]], [[1774]] – [[March 21]], [[1843]]) was an [[England|English]] [[poet]] of the [[Romantic poetry|Romantic]] school, one of the so-called "[[Lake Poets]]", and [[Poet Laureate]]. Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends [[William Wordsworth]] and [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], Southey's verse enjoys enduring popularity. Moreover, he was a prolific letter writer, literary scholar, historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of [[John Bunyan]], [[John Wesley]], [[William Cowper]], [[Oliver Cromwell]] and [[Horatio Nelson]]. The latter has rarely been out of print since its publication in 1813 and was adapted for the screen in the 1926 British film, Nelson. He was also a renowned Portuguese and Spanish scholar, translating a number of works of those two countries into English and writing both a History of Brazil (part of his planned History of Portugal which was never completed) and a History of the Peninsular War. Perhaps his most enduring contribution to literary history is the immortal children's classic, ''The Story of the Three Bears'', the original [[Goldilocks]] story. | ||
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Robert Southey (August 12, 1774 – March 21, 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate. Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse enjoys enduring popularity. Moreover, he was a prolific letter writer, literary scholar, historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. The latter has rarely been out of print since its publication in 1813 and was adapted for the screen in the 1926 British film, Nelson. He was also a renowned Portuguese and Spanish scholar, translating a number of works of those two countries into English and writing both a History of Brazil (part of his planned History of Portugal which was never completed) and a History of the Peninsular War. Perhaps his most enduring contribution to literary history is the immortal children's classic, The Story of the Three Bears, the original Goldilocks story.