Poems of John Keats

<p>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.<br>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:</p><ul> <li>a chronology of Keats's life and excerpts from his letters</li> <li>an overview of the criticism of his work from early responses to important recent essays</li> <li>excerpts from a range of critical texts with explanatory headnotes</li> <li>extensively annotated full texts or key passages from Keats's most widely studied poems</li> <li>helpful recommendations for further reading.</li> </ul><p>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.</p>