Keats And The Mirror Of Art
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Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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A landmark work of literary criticism, Keats and the Mirror of Art by Ian Jack presents a meticulous examination of the profound influence that the visual arts exerted on the poetry of John Keats. Jack argues that Keats's imaginative world was deeply shaped by his encounters with paintings, sculptures, and engravings, tracing specific works of art to their echoes in the poet's most celebrated odes, narratives, and sonnets. With scholarly precision and an eye for illuminating detail, the study illustrates how Keats transformed visual experience into rich poetic imagery, revealing the painter's sensibility at the heart of his verse. Drawing on a wealth of historical and biographical evidence, Jack uncovers the aesthetic conversations between Keats and the artists of his age, from classical antiquity to his Romantic contemporaries. The result is an authoritative and elegantly written account that enriches the reader's understanding of one of English literature's most beloved poets.
Author: Ian Jack
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of literary criticism, Keats and the Mirror of Art by Ian Jack presents a meticulous examination of the profound influence that the visual arts exerted on the poetry of John Keats. Jack argues that Keats's imaginative world was deeply shaped by his encounters with paintings, sculptures, and engravings, tracing specific works of art to their echoes in the poet's most celebrated odes, narratives, and sonnets. With scholarly precision and an eye for illuminating detail, the study illustrates how Keats transformed visual experience into rich poetic imagery, revealing the painter's sensibility at the heart of his verse. Drawing on a wealth of historical and biographical evidence, Jack uncovers the aesthetic conversations between Keats and the artists of his age, from classical antiquity to his Romantic contemporaries. The result is an authoritative and elegantly written account that enriches the reader's understanding of one of English literature's most beloved poets.