1st Edition
Robert Southey The Expedition of Orsua; and the Crimes of Aguirre
Edited By Tim Fulford
Copyright 2024
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1821, Robert Southey’s 'Expedition of Orsua and the Crimes of Aguirre' is the first account in English of one of the earliest expeditions down the Amazon River, made in the years 1560-1 by a renegade band of Spanish conquistadors in search of El Dorado.
This sensational story features mutiny, madness, and murder– the total breakdown of order among power-hungry colonists as... Read more
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Editorial Introduction
Southey’s Text: The Expedition of Orsua; and the Crimes of Aguirre
Biography
Tim Fulford is Professor of English at De Montfort University, UK. He is an experienced editor and critic of Southey’s poetry and prose, and also a critic and historian of the Romantic-era colonialism and travel writing who has published books on the representation of Native Americans and on early nineteenth-century exploration narratives.
