The Works of John Keats (Wordsworth Poetry Library) - Softcover

Keats, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853264040 ISBN 13: 9781853264047

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

'What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth' So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817. This collection contains all of his poetry: the early work, which is often undervalued even today, the poems on which his reputation rests including the Odes and the two versions of the uncompleted epic Hyperion, and work which only came to light after his death including his attempts at drama and comic verse. It all demonstrates the extent to which he tested his own dictum throughout his short creative life. That life spanned one of the most remarkable periods in English history in the aftermath of the French Revolution and this collection, with its detailed introductions and notes, aims to place the poems very much in their context. The collection is ample proof that Keats deservedly achieved his wish to 'be among the English Poets after my death'

About this title

About the Author:

John Keats (1921 2000) was the author of eleven books, including The Crack in the Picture Window, School without Scholars, and The Insolent Chariots. He wrote the award-winning television play Conformity, and his articles have appeared in more than thirty national magazines.

Review:

'Charming ... a careful choice of Keats, just right for the pocket' Evening Standard

About this edition

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1853264040
• ISBN 13: 9781853264047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 491
• Editor: Wright Dr Paul