Complete Poems and Selected Letters of John Keats Complete Poems and Selected Letters of John Keats
by:
Edward Hirsch (author)
John Keats (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307419354 (0307419355)
Publish date: August 16th 2009
Publisher: Modern Library
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Anthologies,
Collections,
19th Century,
Poetry
The introduction speaks of Keat's "verbal sumptuousness" and that's apt--particularly if you read these out loud, they're a feast for the ears. That said, I didn't love everything. I was less than wild about Keats' two longest poems, particularly the longest, Endymion, which at over a hundred pages ...
In my eyes, Keats can do no wrong. I love this man. Heartbreakingly gorgeous stuff here, folks.