Joan of arc poem robert southey biography

1. Biography of Robert Southey
2. Early Fame and Poetry

Biography of Robert Southey

Robert Southey was an English poet and writer, associated with the close circle of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He attended Westminster School and Balliol College, Oxford University. In 1794, he met Coleridge, and their plan to establish an ideal community called Pantisocracy in Pennsylvania, USA, did not materialize due to lack of funds. On November 14, 1795, Southey entered into a secret marriage with Edith Fricker. At the invitation of his uncle, he visited Portugal twice (1795-1796; 1800-1801). In 1796, Southey gained fame by publishing the poem "Joan of Arc". After starting to study law in 1797, he soon lost interest in the profession and turned to literary work. In 1803, Southey moved from Bristol to Keswick, where he spent the remaining 40 years of his life, surrounded by f