The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains of John Keats (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Letters and Two Extensive Biographies of one of the most beloved English Romantic poetsBy John Keats
Length44h 8m
About this audiobook
The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, Letters, and Literary Remains of John Keats gathers the intimate materials through which Keats's lyric genius becomes inseparable from his lived experience. Letters, biographical traces, and literary fragments illuminate the making of poems shaped by sensuous imagery, philosophical intensity, and the Romantic preoccupation with beauty, mortality, and imagination. Read in context, these remains reveal not merely a poet of odes, but a mind refining art under pressure. John Keats (1795–1821), trained originally as an apothecary-surgeon, brought to poetry an acute awareness of the body's fragility and the nearness of death. Orphaned young, financially insecure, and later stricken with tuberculosis, he wrote from within conditions of emotional urgency. His correspondence discloses the intellectual discipline behind such concepts as "negative capability," and his love for Fanny Brawne gives added poignancy to his meditations on desire and transience. This volume is highly recommended for readers seeking more than an anthology of celebrated poems. Students of Romanticism, admirers of lyric poetry, and general readers alike will find here a compelling portrait of artistic development, private feeling, and literary afterlife.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length44 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains of John Keats (Annotated)
99To Charles Wentworth Dilke
2Introduction
100To John Hamilton Reynolds
3Historical Context
101To Fanny Keats
4Synopsis (Selection)
102To James Augustus Hessey
5Biographies:
103To George and Georgiana Keats
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6Life of John Keats by Sidney Colvin
104To Fanny Keats
7Preface
105To Fanny Keats
8Chapter I
106To Richard Woodhouse
9Chapter II
107To Fanny Keats
10Chapter III
108To James Rice
11Chapter IV
109To Fanny Keats
12Chapter V
110To George and Georgiana Keats
13Chapter VI
111To Richard Woodhouse
14Chapter VII
112To Mrs. Reynolds
15Chapter VIII
113To Benjamin Robert Haydon
16Chapter IX
114To John Taylor
17Chapter X
115To Benjamin Robert Haydon
18Chapter XI
116To Fanny Keats
19Chapter XII
117To Benjamin Robert Haydon
20Chapter XIII
118To Benjamin Robert Haydon
21Chapter XIV
119To Benjamin Robert Haydon
22Chapter XV
120To Fanny Keats
23Chapter XVI
121To Fanny Keats
24Chapter XVII
122To George and Georgiana Keats
25Appendix
123To Fanny Keats
26Life, letters, and literary remains, of John Ketas by Richard Monckton Milnes (pt. 1)
124To Fanny Keats
27Life, letters, and literary remains, of John Ketas by Richard Monckton Milnes (pt. 2)
125To Fanny Keats
28Life, letters, and literary remains, of John Ketas by Richard Monckton Milnes (pt. 3)
126To Joseph Severn
29Letters
127To Fanny Keats
30Preface
128To Benjamin Robert Haydon
31To Charles Cowden Clarke
129To Fanny Keats
32To Benjamin Robert Haydon
130To Fanny Keats
33To Benjamin Robert Haydon
131To Fanny Keats
34To Charles Cowden Clarke
132To Fanny Keats
35To John Hamilton Reynolds
133To James Elmes
36To John Hamilton Reynolds
134To Fanny Keats
37To George and Thomas Keats
135To Fanny Keats
38To John Hamilton Reynolds
136To Benjamin Robert Haydon
39To Leigh Hunt
137To Fanny Keats
40To Benjamin Robert Haydon
138To John Hamilton Reynolds
41To Messrs. Taylor and Hessey
139To Charles Wentworth Dilke
42To Messrs. Taylor and Hessey
140To Benjamin Bailey
43To Mariane and Jane Reynolds
141To John Taylor
44To Fanny Keats
142To John Hamilton Reynolds
45To Jane Reynolds
143To Fanny Keats
46To John Hamilton Reynolds
144To John Taylor
47To Benjamin Robert Haydon
145To John Taylor
48To Benjamin Bailey
146To George and Georgiana Keats
49To Benjamin Bailey
147To John Hamilton Reynolds
50To Benjamin Bailey
148To Charles Wentworth Dilke
51To Charles Wentworth Dilke
149To Charles Brown
52To Benjamin Bailey
150To Charles Brown
53To John Hamilton Reynolds
151To Charles Wentworth Dilke
54To George and Thomas Keats
152To Benjamin Robert Haydon
55To George and Thomas Keats
153To Fanny Keats
56To Benjamin Robert Haydon
154To Joseph Severn
57To John Taylor
155To John Taylor
58To George and Thomas Keats
156To Fanny Keats
59To John Taylor
157To Joseph Severn
60To George and Thomas Keats
158To James Rice
61To Benjamin Bailey
159To Fanny Keats
62To John Taylor
160To Fanny Keats
63To John Hamilton Reynolds
161To Georgiana Keats
64To John Hamilton Reynolds
162To Fanny Keats
65To John Taylor
163To Fanny Keats
66To George and Thomas Keats
164To Fanny Keats
67To John Hamilton Reynolds
165To Fanny Keats
68To George and Thomas Keats
166To James Rice
69To John Taylor
167To Fanny Keats
70To Messrs. Taylor and Hessey
168To John Hamilton Reynolds
71To Benjamin Bailey
169To Fanny Keats
72To John Hamilton Reynolds
170To Charles Wentworth Dilke
73To Benjamin Robert Haydon
171To Fanny Keats
74To Messrs. Taylor and Hessey
172To Fanny Keats
75To James Rice
173To Fanny Keats
76To John Hamilton Reynolds
174To Fanny Keats
77To Benjamin Robert Haydon
175To Fanny Keats
78To John Hamilton Reynolds
176To Fanny Keats
79To John Hamilton Reynolds
177To Charles Wentworth Dilke
80To John Taylor
178To John Taylor
81To John Hamilton Reynolds
179To Charles Brown
82To John Hamilton Reynolds
180To Fanny Keats
83To Benjamin Bailey
181To Fanny Keats
84To Benjamin Bailey
182To Benjamin Robert Haydon
85To John Taylor
183To Fanny Keats
86To Thomas Keats
184To Fanny Keats
87To Fanny Keats
185To Percy Bysshe Shelley
88To Thomas Keats
186To John Taylor
89To Thomas Keats
187To Benjamin Robert Haydon
90To John Hamilton Reynolds
188To Charles Brown
91To Thomas Keats
189To Fanny Keats
92To Benjamin Bailey
190To Charles Brown
93To Thomas Keats
191To Charles Brown
94To Thomas Keats
192To Mrs. Brawne
95To Mrs. Wylie
193To Charles Brown
96To Fanny Keats
194To Charles Brown
97To Fanny Keats
195Analysis
98To Jane Reynolds
196Reflection
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