The Romantic era was shaped by the rationalism of Enlightenment and the chaos of revolution, and it was built on the art, literature, and philosophy of the eras before it. Though the history of Romantic art is fascinating, equally fascinating is its fantasy.
This print portrays Lord Byron as the quintessential Romantic poet, as well as the Byronic hero formulated and featured in his own works.
In this busy scene, the young Miss Marrowfat entertains the family (and whoever else may happen to enter the butcher shop, apparently) with the musical "skills" she has acquired at boarding school.
This image depicts the characters of Egan's Life in London—Corinthian Tom, Corinthian Kate, Sue, Jerry Hawthorn, and Bob Logic—touring Carlton House. As evidenced by their distinct physical poses, each character reacts to the beauty of the throne room in a different way; however, all seem to experience the same wonder as would be felt in the presence of the sublime.
In this print, Corinthian Tom’s tailor, Mr. Primefit, has come to Corinthian House to fit Jerry Hawthorn for a new suit. Jerry stands in the center, his back to the viewer, while Mr. Primefit measures his back with tape.
This print depicts the moment in Combe's text when Doctor Syntax makes a sexual advance towards his hostess, the beautiful bluestocking Mrs. Omicron. The piece employs and satirizes the figure of the "bluestocking," a woman who displayed or affected interest in intellectual subjects and who seemed to spurn marriage as a worthwhile pursuit.
This print depicts a dandy, emotionally overcome by the performance of a castrato opera singer, fainting in the company of his friends, four other dandies.
This list only names correspondents where one or more letters from Southey to that individual have survived, either in manuscript or in published versions.
It does not name individuals to whom Southey is known to have written during the period 1791-1827 when the resulting letters have not survived in either manuscript or previously printed versions.
The Collected Letters of Robert Southey is divided into twelve Parts: I: 1791-1797, II:1798-1803, III:1804-09, IV:1810-15, V:1816-18, VI:1819-21, VII:1822-4, VIII:1825-7, IX: 1828-30; X: 1831-3, XI: 1834-6, and XII: 1837-9.
The General Introduction outlines the project’s research context. In addition, each individual Part has a brief introductory essay.
