About this title: The outline of the story of John Keats's life is well known: the archetypal life of the Romantic genius, critically spurned and dying young. This biography aims to enrich the facts with an understanding of how Keats fitted into the intellectual and political life of his time. It includes detailed examination of significant friendships with anti ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1999-04-15
ISBN-13:9780226542409ISBN:0226542408
Description: Good. Softcover. Published by The University Of Chicago Press: 1999. Small notation on half title page, otherwise the text of this book is in very good condition-clean, unmarked and tightly bound. The cover has very minor edge-wear. The spine is straight, but lightly creased from reading. Not remainder marked and not ex-library. A very attractive book. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226542409ISBN:0226542408
Description: Good. 0226542408 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"Jane Campion on Charlie Rose said that when she turned 50 she felt that she needed to revisit and really understand poetry-referring to poetry as planting a garden in the mind. Keats being her focus and this biography being her first foray into understanding the poet.
"An excellent, thorough biography interspersed with solid readings of the poems -- Keats died at age 26, and somehow Motion's biography runs to nearly 600 pages without ever seeming unnecessarily detailed."
"A dense, highly analytical look at Keats' life. I sometimes found Motion's style a little tough to follow (there were a couple of pages that my eyes kind of slid over and I had to go back), but it's a very fine biography of Keats."
"Motion does a fantastic job in this biography, piecing together what we know about Keats and picking up where other biographers leave off. Most prior biographers spend a good deal of time on criticism; Motion tends to leave the reading to the reader. This biography serves as an excellent introduction to a truly great poet."
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