{"product_id":"2026200015262-secondhand-john-keatss-dream-of-truth","title":"John Keats's Dream Of Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of sensation, mortality, and sublime artistic vision stands John Keats — and John Keats's Dream of Truth presents one of the most penetrating and rigorous critical examinations of the Romantic poet ever committed to print. John Jones, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, chronicles Keats's poetic development with forensic precision, arguing that the poet's central preoccupation was not beauty alone, but the agonising pursuit of a truth felt through the body — a sensuousness so intense it borders on the philosophical. Jones dissects the major odes, the narrative poems, and the letters with equal authority, illuminating how Keats constructed a uniquely embodied poetics that set him apart from his Romantic contemporaries.\n\nWhat distinguishes this work from conventional literary biography is its insistence on close, uncompromising textual analysis — Jones does not traffic in romantic mythology but instead grounds his argument in the language and imagery of the poems themselves. The prose is measured, scholarly, and deeply considered, rewarding the attentive reader with fresh perspectives on canonical works such as Ode to a Nightingale and The Eve of St. Agnes. For anyone who believes they already know Keats, Jones's masterful study will prove that the poet's dream of truth has yet to be fully woken from.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203204653275,"sku":"2026200015262-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1c7aa9d1-ad0f-4f11-b872-7d42203b782d.png?v=1788145657","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015262-secondhand-john-keatss-dream-of-truth","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}