Book DescriptionThe letters of John Keats are, T. S. Eliot remarked, "what letters ought to be; the fine things come in unexpectedly, neither introduced nor shown out, but between trifle and trifle." This new edition, which features four rediscovered letters, three of which are being published here for the first time, affords readers the pleasure of the poet"s "trifles" as well as the surprise of his most famous ideas emerging unpredictably.
The letters of John Keats are, T. S. Eliot remarked, "what letters ought to be; the fine things come in unexpectedly, neither introduced nor shown out, but between trifle and trifle." This new edition, which features four rediscovered letters, three of which are being published here for the first time, affords readers the pleasure of the poet"s "trifles" as well as the surprise of his most famous ideas emerging unpredictably.
Unlike other editions, this selection includes letters to Keats and among his friends, lending greater perspective to an epistolary portrait of the poet. It also offers a revealing look at his "posthumous existence," the period of Keats"s illness in Italy, painstakingly recorded in a series of moving letters by Keats"s deathbed companion, Joseph Severn. Other letters by Dr. JamesClark, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Richard Woodhouse--omitted from other selections of Keats"s letters--offer valuable additional testimony concerning Keats the man.
Edited for greater readability, with annotations reduced and punctuation and spelling judiciously modernized, this selection recreates the spontaneity with which these letters were originally written.
The letters of John Keats are, T. S. Eliot remarked, "what letters ought to be; the fine things come in unexpectedly, neither introduced nor shown out, but between trifle and trifle." This new edition, which features four rediscovered letters, affords readers the pleasure of the poet"s "trifles" as well as the surprise of his most famous ideas emerging unpredictably. "This [book]reminds us of the extraordinary human being who was John Keats. Here he is—falling in love, struggling with questions of literature and philosophy, generously helping others at every chance, bravely facing a terminal disease … Harvard University Press has produced a definitive volume in this new edition about the poet "whose name was writ on water." " —John A. Murray, Bloomsbury Review "Sprightly and personal to the point of intimacy, [these letters] reveal a mind and heart searchinghigh and low for possibilities. Here, readers will see a man in step with daily existence who reasoned his way through but also exalted in life"s infinite variety and challenges." —Robert L. Kelly, Library Journal
This new edition affords readers the pleasure of John Keats" "trifles" as well as the surprise of his most famous ideas emerging unpredictably. This selection lends great perspective to an epistolary portrait of the poet and recreates the spontaneity with which these letters were originally written. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Selected Letters of John Keats : Revised Edition, Based on the texts of Hyder Edward Rollins (John Keats)