Across a brief career, John Keats (1795-1821) developed from raw potential into a dazzling poetic maturity. By the end of his short life he had produced poems of such beauty, imagination and generosity that he had — unknowingly — fulfilled his own wish to ‘be among the English poets after my death’. This wide-ranging selection spans early verse, including his earliest known poem ‘Imitation of Spenser’; the celebrated 1820 collection — featuring ‘Lamia’, ‘Isabella’, ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ and ‘Hyperion’ — and later celebrated pieces such as ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’. Also gathered here are numerous poems Keats considered minor work, which illuminate his earthier, more playful side and his command of everyday language.
ISBN 13: 9780140424478
Author: John Keats
