Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St Agnes and Other Poems

Hardback

Main Details

Title Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St Agnes and Other Poems
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Keats
SeriesPenguin Clothbound Poetry
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 187,Width 120
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780241303146
ClassificationsDewey:821.7
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 24 August 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A collectible new Penguin Classics series- beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets In the summer of 1820, Keats published this collection, his third and final volume of poetry. A few months earlier, he had started coughing up blood; the following February, he would die of tuberculosis in Rome, aged just twenty-five. This volume contains his greatest work, written in an astonishing burst of creative genius in 1819. It includes 'Lamia', his tale of love and betrayal in ancient Corinth; the haunting medieval romance of 'The Eve of St Agnes'; and his six famous odes, now considered among the most famous verse in the language.

Author Biography

John Keats (1795-1821) is one of the greatest English poets and a key figure in the Romantic movement. He grew up in London and undertook medical training before finding his vocation in poetry. His poems include 'The Eve of St Agnes', 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' and 'To Autumn', and his group of five odes, which include 'Ode to a Nightingale', are ranked among the greatest short poems in the English language. They were written shortly before his tragically early death, in Rome, from tuberculosis at the age of twenty-five.