Robert Southey Lives of Labouring-Class Poets
Robert Southey Lives of Labouring-Class Poets

Author: Tim Fulford

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-09-22

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1000932915

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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.

Bread, Knowledge and Freedom
Bread, Knowledge and Freedom

Author: David Vincent

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-09-29

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1000986802

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First published in 1981, Bread, Knowledge and Freedom is a study of 142 working class autobiographies all of which cover some part of the period between 1790 and 1850. It is a full-scale examination of a form of source material that is significantly extensive. The book illustrates many aspects of ordinary working-class family life as well as the working-class pursuit of knowledge and literacy and the attempts of the middle-class educators to impose their notion of ‘useful knowledge.’ Dr. Vincent concludes with an assessment of the contribution of autobiography to nineteenth century working class history. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology and literature.