The Nightingale And The Hawk: A Psychological Study Of Keats' Ode
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A rigorous work of literary criticism and psychological analysis, The Nightingale and the Hawk: A Psychological Study of Keats' Ode presents a penetrating examination of John Keats' celebrated poem Ode to a Nightingale, one of the most revered works in the English Romantic canon. Katharine M. Wilson argues that the ode operates on multiple psychological layers, uncovering the complex tensions between the poet's longing for transcendence and his acute awareness of mortality and human suffering. Drawing on close textual reading and psychological frameworks, Wilson illustrates how the nightingale and the hawk function as powerful symbolic counterforces, embodying the competing drives of escapism and confrontation with reality. Written in a tone that is both scholarly and deeply engaged, the study rewards readers with a nuanced understanding of Keats' inner world and the emotional architecture that underpins his most celebrated lyric achievement.
Author: Katharine M. Wilson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A rigorous work of literary criticism and psychological analysis, The Nightingale and the Hawk: A Psychological Study of Keats' Ode presents a penetrating examination of John Keats' celebrated poem Ode to a Nightingale, one of the most revered works in the English Romantic canon. Katharine M. Wilson argues that the ode operates on multiple psychological layers, uncovering the complex tensions between the poet's longing for transcendence and his acute awareness of mortality and human suffering. Drawing on close textual reading and psychological frameworks, Wilson illustrates how the nightingale and the hawk function as powerful symbolic counterforces, embodying the competing drives of escapism and confrontation with reality. Written in a tone that is both scholarly and deeply engaged, the study rewards readers with a nuanced understanding of Keats' inner world and the emotional architecture that underpins his most celebrated lyric achievement.