The Complete Poems
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Hardback
Published: 24th June 1994
Paperback, New edition
Published: 5th January 1994
Paperback
Published: 27th October 1977
Publishing Details
The Complete Poems
By (Author) John Keats
Edited by John Barnard
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
27th October 1977
27th January 1977
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
821.7
Physical Properties
Paperback
752
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 31mm
511g
Description
Keats' poetic genius was first seen in 1816 when he published the first of a series of great works. He was variously hailed as an important poetical figure, the natural heir to the Romantic throne and, like Shelley before him, criticized for his politics. In his short life he proved to be one of the greatest and most original thinkers of the second generation of Romantic poets due to poems such as "Ode to a Nightingale", "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and "La Belle Dame sans Merci". His writing abounds with the exaltation of the imagination and sensuous descriptions of nature's beauty, yet also explores profound philosophical questions. This volume contains all the poems known to have been written by Keats.
Author Bio
John Keats (1795-1821) is one of the greatest of the Romantic poets. Beyond his influence on poetry and literature, his body of work continues to be immensely popular. John Barnard is an authority on the Romantic period.
