John Keats and Benjamin Robert Haydon: The Pursuit of Beauty and Truth

by Colin Silver

When John Keats and Benjamin Robert Haydon were introduced in late 1816, the two men could hardly have been more different. Keats was a virtually unknown young apothecary who had a passion for poetry and a growing belief in his own abilities. Haydon was several years older and one of the most famous painters in London, a man who was certain that he was destined to create a new Renaissance in English art. Today, Haydon is almost forgotten but Keats...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1497305721
• ISBN13: 9781497305724
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"