The Poems of John Keats : A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook

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This sourcebook offers the ideal introduction to the work of John Keats, a central figure in English Romanticism and one of the most popular poets in the literary canon.The sourcebook is arranged in four sections: Contexts, Interpretations, Key Poems and Further Reading. Each combines clear introductory passgaes with relevant reprinted documents. Key features include:a chronology of Keats's life and excerpts from his lettersan overview of the criticism of his work, from early responses to important recent essaysexcerpts from a range of critical texts, with explanatory headnotesextensively annotated full texts or key passages from Keats's most widely studied poemshelpful recommendations for further reading.Cross-referencing throughout the volume highlights the links between texts, contexts and reception, enabling even beginners to make original and informed readings of Keats's époque-changing work.