Life of Nelson by Robert Southey

<p>The Life of Nelson is one of Robert Southey’s most influential and bestselling works. This new edition will contain a comprehensive critical apparatus that will make sense of the major issues posed by the text and how it contributes to studies of both Southey and Romanticism. The edition will feature a critical and contextual introduction which will set out the origins and composition of the text together with its publication history as well as offer a carefully considered view of the interplay between the <i>Life </i>and other biographies of Nelson bringing into view the wide array of sources and influences Southey drew from. </p>