Roderick, the last of the Goths : A tragic poem by Robert Southey
"Roderick, the last of the Goths: A tragic poem" by Robert Southey is an epic poem composed in 1814. The work chronicles the downfall of Roderick, last Visigoth king of Spain, whose seizure of the throne and assault on Florinda trigger a catastrophic Moorish invasion. Wounded and fugitive, Roderick begins a secret journey across Spain, ultimately seeking redemption by rescuing the imprisoned heir Pelayo and leading resistance against the conquering forces that
his own actions helped unleash. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 |
|---|---|
| Engraver | Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857 |
| Engraver | Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852 |
| Illustrator | Creswick, Thomas, 1811-1869 |
| Title | Roderick, the last of the Goths : A tragic poem |
| Original Publication | London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1844. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_the_Last_of_the_Goths |
| Credits | Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Roderick, King of the Visigoths, -711? -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 71470 |
| Release Date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 24, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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