Selected Poems
Keats
(Author) John KeatsA selection of Keats's greatest poems Over the course of his short life, John Keats (1795-1821) honed a raw talent into a brilliant poetic maturity. By the end of his brief career, he had written poems of such beauty, imagination and generosity of spirit, that he had - unwittingly - fulfilled his wish that he should ‘be among the English poets after my death’. This wide-ranging selection of Keats’s poetry contains youthful verse, such as his earliest known poem ‘Imitation of Spenser’; poems from his celebrated collection of 1820 - including ‘Lamia’, ‘Isabella’, ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ and ‘Hyperion’ - and later celebrated works such as ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’. Also included are many poems considered by Keats to be lesser work, but which illustrate his more earthy, playful side and superb ear for everyday language. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
John Keats
John Keats was an English Romantic poet known for his lyrical and sensual poetry. His most notable works include "Ode to a Nightingale," "Ode on a Grecian Urn," and "To Autumn." Keats' poetry is characterized by vivid imagery, rich language, and themes of beauty, nature, and mortality. His contributions to literature include elevating the Romantic movement with his exploration of emotions and the imagination. Despite his untimely death at the age of 25, Keats' works continue to be celebrated for their profound impact on English literature. His most famous work, "Ode to a Nightingale," is considered a masterpiece of Romantic poetry.
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