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Robert Southey was born on the 12th of August 1774 in Bristol. A poet of the Romantic school and one of the "Lake Poets". Although his fame has been eclipsed by that of his friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse was highly influential and he wrote... Read Full Overview

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Thalaba: The Destroyer is a long narrative poem written by the English poet Robert Southey and published in 1860. The poem tells the story of Thalaba, a young Arab warrior who embarks on a quest to avenge the death of his family at the hands of a sorcerer. Thalaba is aided in... Read Full Overview

"Thalaba the Destroyer" from Robert Southey. English poet of the Romantic school (1774-1843).

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Thalaba: The Destroyer is a narrative poem written by Robert Southey and published in 1860. The poem tells the story of Thalaba, a young Arab warrior who sets out on a quest to avenge the death of his family at the hands of an evil sorcerer named Oneiza. Thalaba is aided on his... Read Full Overview

Thalaba: The Destroyer is a narrative poem written by Robert Southey and published in 1860. The story follows Thalaba, a young Arab who sets out on a quest to avenge his family's death by the hands of a sorcerer named Oneiza. Thalaba is guided by a spirit named Mohareb and aided... Read Full Overview

Thalaba the Destroyer is an 1801 epic poem composed by Robert Southey. The poem is divided into twelve "books" with irregular stanza structures and unrhymed lines of poetry. The story describes how a group of sorcerers work to destroy the Hodeirah family in an attempt to prevent... Read Full Overview

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