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Keats’s first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized by many for his politics, his immediate circle of friends and family immediately recognized his genius. In his short life he proved to be one of the greatest and most original thinkers of the second generation of Romantic poets, with such poems as ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’. While his writing is illuminated by his exaltation of the imagination and abounds with sensuous descriptions of nature’s beauty, it also explores profound philosophical questions.
John Barnard’s acclaimed volume contains all the poems known to have been written by Keats, arranged by date of composition. The texts are lightly modernized and are complemented by extensive notes, a comprehensive introduction, an index of classical names, selected extracts from Keats’s letters and a number of pieces not widely available, including his annotations to Milton’s Paradise Lost.
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With these other poems, having a reliable edition becomes more rewarding. Many of these poems weren't printed in his lifetime, and so you rely on your editor to make a good choice about which is the most authentic manuscript version to print. Also some earlier editors decided to change Keats' wording. (See the version of 'In a drear-nighted December' in Palgrave's Golden Treasury, which includes the line "To know the change and feel it" -- the brainchild of an editor -- in place of Keats's very Keatsian "The feel of not to feel it".)
So five stars to Stillinger. (His book's also printed on that proper paper American books use.) Of course he doesn't have much interesting to say about the poems -- but what does that matter? His notes are kept at the back, where they should be, and explain allusions and dates as well as any edition.
I surely don't need to puff the poems themselves, as everyone who owns an anthology has read some. Sensuous, good-natured, passionate, sensitive -- anyone can think up adjectives that only dimly reflect the experience of reading these poems. (Keats's letters too are amazing, if you didn't know!)
I spent £9.99 hoping for a definitive, well put together collection of one of the greatest ever poets, only to end up with an ebook that I might as well have downloaded from Project Gutenberg for free. Much has been written about problems with poetry and ebook readers, but many independent publishers have paid attention to these issues and brought out beautiful poetry ebooks that are a pleasure to read. One would think that, considering the price, Penguin would have put as much thought in when bringing Keats to Kindle. Don't be fooled by the price, this is not a premium ebook, it is a cynical attempt by Penguin to demand more money than the paperback cover price while putting zero effort into the Kindle conversion. Buy the paperback or download a free or budget version.
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