Reading John Keats

by Susan J. Wolfson

Book Overview

John Keats (1795-1821), one of the best-loved poets of the Romantic period, is ever alive to words, discovering his purposes as he reads - not only books but also the world around him. Leading Keats scholar Susan J. Wolfson explores the breadth of his works, including his longest ever poem Endymion; subsequent romances, Isabella (a Boccaccio tale with a proto-Marxian edge admired by George Bernard Shaw), the passionate Eve of St Agnes and knotty Lamia;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521732794
• ISBN13: 9780521732796
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"