John Keats

The Complete Poems of John Keats (eBook, ePUB)

Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode to a Nightingale, Hyperion, Endymion, The Eve of St. Agnes, Isabella, Ode to Psyche, Lamia, Sonnets…

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Complete Poems of John Keats is a collection of poetry that showcases the romantic sensibility and beauty of Keats' work. The poems found in this book are characterized by their vivid imagery, emotional depth, and a keen attention to the natural world. Keats' lyrical style and use of rich language sets him apart as one of the greatest poets of the Romantic era. Each poem immerses the reader in a world of beauty and passion, making this collection a must-read for poetry lovers. Keats' exploration of themes such as love, nature, and mortality resonates with readers even today, making his work timeless and enduring. This collection offers a comprehensive look at Keats' poetic genius, presenting his complete body of work in one volume. John Keats, known for his tragic life and untimely death, poured his heart and soul into his poetry, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire and captivate readers. The Complete Poems of John Keats is a masterpiece that deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone who appreciates the beauty and power of poetry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Musaicum Books
• Seitenzahl: 830
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788027230068
• Artikelnr.: 50005508

Autorenporträt

John Keats was born in October 1795, son of the manager of a livery stable in Moorfields. His father died in 1804 and his mother, of tuberculosis, in 1810. By then he had received a good education at John Clarke’s Enfield private school. In 1811 he was apprenticed to a surgeon, completing his professional training at Guy’s Hospital in 1816. His decision to commit himself to poetry rather than a medical career was a courageous one, based more on a challenge to himself than any actual achievement. His genius was recognized and encouraged by Charles Cowden Clarke and J. H. Reynolds, and in October 1816 he met Leigh Hunt, whose Examiner had already published Keats’s first poem. Only seven months later Poems (1817) appeared. Despite the high hopes of the Hunt circle, it was a failure. By the time Endymion was published in 1818 Keats’s name had been identified with Hunt’s "Cockney School," and the Tory Blackwood’s Magazine delivered a violent attack on Keats as a lower-class vulgarian, with no right to aspire to "poetry."But for Keats fame lay not in contemporary literary politics but with posterity. Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, and Wordsworth were his inspiration and challenge. The extraordinary speed with which Keats matured is evident from his letters. In 1818 he had worked on the powerful epic fragment Hyperion, and in 1819 he wrote The Eve of St Agnes, La Belle Dame sans Merci, The Major Odes, Lamia, and the deeply exploratory Fall of Hyperion. Keats was already unwell when preparing the 1820 volume for the press; by the time it appeared in July he was desperately ill. He died in Rome in 1821. Keats’s final volume did receive some contemporary critical recognition, but it was not until the latter part of the nineteenth century that his place in English Romanticism began to be recognized, and not until this century that it became fully recognized.