Robert Southey
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Definition
- Proper noun:
- English poet: Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic period.
- Historical figure: He was a contemporary and friend of the poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
- Poet Laureate: He served as the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1813 until his death in 1843.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- Robert Southey wrote the original version of the fairy tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
- Alongside Wordsworth and Coleridge, Robert Southey is often considered one of the "Lake Poets".
- The position of Poet Laureate was held by Robert Southey for 30 years.
Advanced Usage
- Literary reference: His name is used to refer to a specific period and style in English Romantic poetry.
- The early 19th-century literary circle included Robert Southey and his more famous friends.
Variants and Related Words
- Southeyan (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of Robert Southey or his works.
- The essay analyzed the Southeyan style of narrative poetry.
Synonyms
- Poet Laureate: (when referring to his official title).
- Lake Poet: (when referring to his association with the Lake District literary group).
Related Phrases
- "The Lake Poets": A collective term for Southey, Wordsworth, and Coleridge, who all lived in the English Lake District.
- Robert Southey is the least read of the Lake Poets today.
Noun
- English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)