The Complete Works of John Keats: Poems, Plays & Personal Letters (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode to a Nightingale, Hyperion, Endymion, The Eve of St. Agnes, Isabella…By John Keats
Length57h 13m
About this audiobook
The Complete Works of John Keats: Poems, Plays & Personal Letters gathers the full range of Keats's achievement: the sensuous lyrics, the great odes of 1819, narrative poems such as "Endymion" and "The Eve of St. Agnes," dramatic experiments including Otho the Great and King Stephen, and the extraordinary letters in which his poetics take form. Rich in classical allusion, tactile imagery, and meditations on beauty, mortality, desire, and imagination, the volume stands at the heart of English Romanticism. John Keats (1795–1821), trained as an apothecary-surgeon before devoting himself to poetry, wrote under intense pressure: illness, financial insecurity, hostile reviews, and the early deaths that shadowed his family. These experiences sharpened his fascination with transience and artistic permanence. His letters reveal a mind of rare critical power, formulating ideas such as "Negative Capability" and the "vale of Soul-making." This collection is essential for readers seeking not merely selected masterpieces but the development of a poetic consciousness. It rewards students, scholars, and general lovers of literature with a complete portrait of Keats's brief, luminous career.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length57 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 18, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of John Keats: Poems, Plays & Personal Letters (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Poems:
7Ode
8Ode on a Grecian Urn
9Ode to Apollo
10Ode to Fanny
11Ode on Indolence
12Ode on Melancholy
13Ode to Psyche
14Ode to a Nightingale
15Sonnet: When I have fears that I may cease to be
16Sonnet on the Sonnet
17Sonnet to Chatterton
18Sonnet Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition
19Sonnet: Why did I laugh tonight? No voice will tell
20Sonnet to a Cat
21Sonnet Written upon the Top of Ben Nevis
22Sonnet: This pleasant tale is like a little copse
23Sonnet - The Human Seasons
24Sonnet to Homer
25Sonnet to a Lady Seen for a Few Moments at Vauxhall
26Sonnet on Visiting the Tomb of Burns
27Sonnet on Leigh Hunt’s Poem ‘The Story of Rimini’
28Sonnet: A Dream, after Reading Dante’s Episode of Paulo and Francesco
29Sonnet to Sleep
30Sonnet Written in Answer to a Sonnet Ending thus:
31Sonnet: After dark vapours have oppress’d our plains
32Sonnet to John Hamilton Reynolds
33Sonnet on Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again
34Sonnet: Before he went to feed with owls and bats
35Sonnet Written in the Cottage where Burns was Born
36Sonnet to the Nile
37Sonnet on Peace
38Sonnet on Hearing the Bagpipe and
39Sonnet: Oh! how I love, on a fair summer’s eve
40Sonnet to Byron
41Sonnet to Spenser
42Sonnet: As from the darkening gloom a silver dove
43Sonnet on the Sea
44Sonnet to Fanny
45Sonnet to Ailsa Rock
46Sonnet on a Picture of Leander
47Translation from a Sonnet of Ronsard
48Lamia Part I
49Lamia Part II
50Isabella
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