Keats and Shakespeare : a study of Keats' poetic life from 1816 to 1820 / by John Middleton Murry
London : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1935. 3rd impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Unopened pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #444553
Physical description: xi, 248 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 24 cm. Contents: The first year : 'sleep and poetry' -- The second year : Endymion -- The influence of Shakespeare : the poetic character -- 'Purgatory blind' -- 'Beauty in all things' -- The first Hyperion -- Keats' love -- 'Dying into life' -- 'Soul-making' -- final struggle -- The second Hyperion -- The return to Shakespeare. Subjects: Keats, John 1795-1821 Criticism and interpretation. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Influence. Poets, English 19th century Criticism and interpretation. English poetry 19th century.
Price: €25.00