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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Roe, Nicholas (1955-....)
Titre(s) : John Keats [Texte imprimé] : a new life / Nicholas Roe
Publication : New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, c2012
Description matérielle : xxiv, 446 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Comprend : Early years, 1795-1814. Birthplaces ; School ; Bridge ; Guy's Hospital, 1814-1817.
Southwark ; Bright and dark ; 'J.K., and other communications' ; An era ; Wild surmises
; Saturnalia ; Lancet ; The year of "Endymion," 1817. Strange journeys ; Fellowship
; 'Z' ; Immortal dinners ; Roads of the dead, 1818. Dark passages ; Walking north
; Sleepless nights ; Conjunctions, 1819. ditto, ditto ; Ever indolent ; Hope and
chance ; Consumption, 1819-1821. Repasts ; A now ; Regions of poetry ; Eternal road
; Terminalia.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-428) and index
This biography of celebrated Romantic poet John Keats explodes entrenched conceptions
of him as a delicate, overly sensitive, tragic figure. Instead, the author reveals
the real flesh-and-blood poet: a passionate man driven by ambition but prey to doubt,
suspicion, and jealousy; sure of his vocation while bitterly resentful of the obstacles
that blighted his career; devoured by sexual desire and frustration; and in thrall
to alcohol and opium. Through much original research, the author arrives at a reassessment
of Keats's entire life, from his early years at Keats's Livery Stables through his
harrowing battle with tuberculosis and death at age 25. Zeroing in on crucial turning
points, the author finds in the locations of Keats's poems new keys to the nature
of his imaginative quest. In this book, the author provides a full and fresh account
of Keats's childhood in the City of London and how it shaped the would-be poet. The
mysterious early death of Keats's father, his mother's too-swift remarriage, living
in the shadow of the notorious madhouse Bedlam, all these affected Keats far more
than has been previously understood. The author also sheds light on Keats's doomed
passion for Fanny Brawne, his circle of brilliant friends, hitherto unknown City relatives,
and much more. Filled with revelations and daring to ask new questions, this is a
biography of one of the most beloved poets of the English language
Sujet(s) : Keats, John (1795-1821)
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300124651 (hbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0300124651 (hbk.) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb428031453
Notice n° :
FRBNF42803145
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