The Lives of Uneducated Poets, written by Robert Southey and published in 1831, unites several poets under the ‘uneducated’ banner, being the first to identify them as a group and claiming their their writing was worth consideration as that of a class. The book's foundational role contributes to the current interest in labouring-class/self-educated poetry and nineteenth-century history and culture. Accompanied by a new introduction written by Southey scholar Tim Fulford, this title will be of great interest to students and scholars of Literary History.
The Lives of Uneducated Poets, written by Robert Southey and published in 1831, contributes to the current interest in self-educated poetry and nineteenth-century history and culture. Accompanied by a new introduction written by Tim Fulford, this title will be of great interest to students and scholars of Literary History.
