Keats As A Reader Of Shakespeare
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the rich intersection of two literary giants, R.S. White's Keats as a Reader of Shakespeare presents a meticulous and illuminating study of how the Bard's towering genius shaped one of Romanticism's most celebrated poets. White chronicles the profound influence Shakespeare's works exerted on John Keats, arguing that the poet's intimate, almost obsessive engagement with Shakespeare's language, imagery, and dramatic vision was not merely a stylistic debt but a generative force that sculpted his poetic identity. Drawing on Keats's marginalia, letters, and verse, the study details how Shakespeare functioned as a living presence in Keats's creative imagination — a constant interlocutor in the forging of his aesthetic philosophy, including his famous concept of Negative Capability. White's scholarship is both rigorous and accessible, situating Keats within the broader Romantic tradition of Shakespearean reverence while unmasking the uniquely personal nature of his engagement. The prose is precise yet deeply evocative, illustrating how Keats absorbed, transformed, and ultimately transcended his great precursor. For scholars of Romantic literature or Shakespearean reception history, this work stands as an indispensable critical text — and for the curious reader, it raises a tantalising question: where does Shakespeare end and Keats truly begin?
Author: R S White
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the rich intersection of two literary giants, R.S. White's Keats as a Reader of Shakespeare presents a meticulous and illuminating study of how the Bard's towering genius shaped one of Romanticism's most celebrated poets. White chronicles the profound influence Shakespeare's works exerted on John Keats, arguing that the poet's intimate, almost obsessive engagement with Shakespeare's language, imagery, and dramatic vision was not merely a stylistic debt but a generative force that sculpted his poetic identity. Drawing on Keats's marginalia, letters, and verse, the study details how Shakespeare functioned as a living presence in Keats's creative imagination — a constant interlocutor in the forging of his aesthetic philosophy, including his famous concept of Negative Capability. White's scholarship is both rigorous and accessible, situating Keats within the broader Romantic tradition of Shakespearean reverence while unmasking the uniquely personal nature of his engagement. The prose is precise yet deeply evocative, illustrating how Keats absorbed, transformed, and ultimately transcended his great precursor. For scholars of Romantic literature or Shakespearean reception history, this work stands as an indispensable critical text — and for the curious reader, it raises a tantalising question: where does Shakespeare end and Keats truly begin?