Visit this Website to access "Representative Poetry Online's" Robert Southey page. Included here is an index that features five of Southey's most famous poems, along with some full-text versions of many of the most famous critical pieces on the art of poetry. A great resource for advanced scholars.

Wat Tyler: A Critical Hypertext Edition
http://otal.umd.edu/~mhill/wattitle.htm

This critical edition of Southey's most famous work is a valuable resource for advanced scholars and longtime appreciators of the author. Here you'll be able to read critical reception and production history of the poetic drama, and read the poet's biography, see the history of the times, read articles about the piece, and access many other key elements that attributed to Southey's success.

WhoWhatWhen: Interactive Historical Timelines
http://www.sbrowning.com/whowhatwhen/index.php3?q=12&pid=1900

This fun site is a true haven for fans of history and literature. Visit this site to see where Southey (and just about any other famous author) "fits" in the perspective of history, as compared to other poets and writers. An excellent search bank for any historical figure, whether in music, popular culture, arts, literature, or science. Plan on spending some time here; excellent for any student.

BIOGRAPHY
Robert Southey (b. 1774) was born in Bristol, England. His writing talent emerged at a young age when he was expelled from Westminster School for an article in which he denounced the school's disciplinary practice of flogging students. After graduating from Balliol College in Oxford, Southey met and became close friends with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In 1794 Southey wrote the plays Wat Tyler, and, with Coleridge, The Fall of Robespierre. He began to study law, but quickly gave it up to concentrate on his poetry. Southey's fame grew with the publication of Joan of Arc: An Epic Poem (1796), Thalaba the Destroyer (1801) and Madoc (1805). In 1813 he was named Poet Laureate of Britain, a position he held for 30 years until his death in 1843.