The Complete Poems

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Complete Poems
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Keats
Edited by John Barnard
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:752
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780140422108
ClassificationsDewey:821.7 821.7
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 27 January 1977
Publication Country United Kingdom

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 Biography

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.