Selected Letters (Oxford World's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199555737 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The late Robert Gittings is the author and award-winning biography of John Keats and of Dorothy Wordsworth (OUP), with Jo Munton.
Keats interweaves his personal plight with the history of a Britain emerging from the long years of the Napoleonic Wars into a world of political unrest, profound social change, and commercial expansion. Yet apart from this, they are great works of literature in their own right, being written with gusto and sometimes a painful candour. . Keats's letters represent one of the most sustained reflections on the poet's art
Keats's letters have long been regarded as an extraordinary record of poetic development. Eliot, Keats's letters are "the most notable and most important ever written by any English poet." They represent one of the most sustained reflections on the poet's art we have from any of the major English poets. According to T. Sometimes bitterly jealous in love and socially and financially insecure, at others playful and confident of his own greatness, Keats interweaves his personal plight with the history of a Britain emerging from the long years of the Napoleonic Wars into a world of political unrest, profound social change, and commercial expansion.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most
Virginia Henkaline said A Remarkable Wordsmith. I just received this book and have browsed through Keats letters. He died at age "A Remarkable Wordsmith" according to Virginia Henkaline. I just received this book and have browsed through Keats letters. He died at age 25 of TB. What a shame. The letters I have read so far are very touching. I bought, along with this, a book of his poems. I would recommend buying the both as I did.. 5 of TB. What a shame. The letters I have read so far are very touching. I bought, along with this, a book of his poems. I would recommend buying the both as I did.. Five Stars Nash A beautiful work. I recommend!