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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The Cambridge Companion To Keats by Edited by Susan J. Wolfson
In The Cambridge Companion to Keats, leading scholars discuss Keatss work in several fascinating contexts: literary history and key predecessors; Keatss life in Londons intellectual, aesthetic and literary culture; the relation of his poetry to the visual arts; the critical traditions and theoretical contexts within which Keatss life and achievements have been assessed. These specially commissioned essays examine Keatss specific poetic endeavours, his striking way with language, and his lively letters as well as his engagement with contemporary cultures and literary traditions, his place in criticism, from his day to ours, including the challenge he poses to gender criticism. The contributions are sophisticated but accessible, challenging but lucid, and are complemented by an introduction to Keatss life, a chronology, a descriptive list of contemporary people and periodicals, a source-reference for famous phrases and ideas articulated in Keatss letters, a glossary of literary terms and a guide to further reading.show more