The Curse of Kehama

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The Curse of Kehama is an epic poem by English Romantic poet Robert Southey that blends Hindu mythology with imaginative fantasy to tell a grand, supernatural tale of tyranny, devotion, and cosmic justice.

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instanceOf epic poem
author Robert Southey
centralConflict struggle against a tyrannical sorcerer-king
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts cosmic order
divine justice
human piety
form narrative poem
genre fantasy poetry
religious epic
hasAntagonist Kehama
hasElement afterlife journeys
curses
demons
divine intervention
gods
magic
prophecy
hasMainCharacter Kailyal
Kehama
Ladurlad
hasMythologicalFigure Hindu deities
hasProtagonist Kailyal
Ladurlad
hasTitleCharacter Kehama
influencedBy Orientalist interest in India
language English
literaryForm long narrative verse
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod English Romantic period
literaryStyle highly imaginative
ornate diction
narrativePerspective third-person narration
partOf Robert Southey's major poetic works
portrays supernatural realms
publicationCentury 19th century
setting India
structure irregularly rhymed verse
theme afterlife
cosmic justice
devotion
fate and destiny
good versus evil
supernatural power
tyranny
usesMythology Hindu mythology
workOf Robert Southey

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Robert Southey notableWork The Curse of Kehama
Southey notableWork The Curse of Kehama
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