The Complete Poems [electronic resource]
John Keats2003
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Keats's first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief
in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized
by many for his politics, his immediate circle of friends and family immediately
recognized his genius. In his short life he proved to be one of the greatest and
most original thinkers of the second generation of Romantic poets, with such
poems as 'Ode to a Nightingale', 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' and 'La
Belle Dame sans Merci'. While his writing is illuminated by his exaltation of
the imagination and abounds with sensuous descriptions of nature's beauty, it
also explores profound philosophical questions.
John Barnard's acclaimed volume contains all the poems known to have been
written by Keats, arranged by date of composition. The texts are lightly
modernized and are complemented by extensive notes, a comprehensive
introduction, an index of classical names, selected extracts from Keats's
letters and ...
Main title:
The Complete Poems [electronic resource] / John Keats
Author:
John Keats, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2003
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (752 pages,)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141961002
Language:
English
BRN:
434006
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