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

John Keats, one of the most celebrated Romantic poets, showcases his poetic mastery in 'The Complete Poems of John Keats'. This comprehensive collection of Keats' works encompasses his exploration of beauty, nature, love, and mortality through rich and vivid imagery, exquisite language, and profound themes. Keats' poetic style is characterized by his use of sensual language, vivid descriptions, and deep emotional resonance, making his poetry a quintessential example of Romanticism in literature. The poems in this collection invite readers to immerse themselves in the timeless beauty and depth of Keats' poetic vision, experiencing the full range of human emotions through his eloquent verses. John Keats, a prominent figure in the Romantic literary movement, drew inspiration from personal experiences, nature, and classical mythology to craft his masterful poems. His brief but impactful life and his struggles with illness and mortality deeply influenced the themes of his poetry, imbuing his works with a sense of melancholy, beauty, and profound introspection. Keats' dedication to his craft and his commitment to capturing the essence of human emotion and experience in his poetry have solidified his place as a preeminent poet in English literature. I highly recommend 'The Complete Poems of John Keats' to readers who appreciate exquisite language, profound themes, and rich imagery in poetry. This collection offers a glimpse into the poetic genius of John Keats, inviting readers to delve into the timeless beauty and emotional depth of his works, making it a must-read for lovers of Romantic poetry and literature enthusiasts alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 830
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 8596547679660
• Artikelnr.: 69543199

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.