Darkling I listen

Name: Darkling I listen
ISBN: 9780312222550

the last days and death of John Keats

經過 John Evangelist Walsh

3/5

(48 选票)

格式: 208 頁數, Hardcover
首次發表: 1999
发行商: St. Martin's Press
学科: Keats·John·1795-1821·Homes and haunts·Italy·Rome·Keats·John·1795-1821·Relations with women·Keats·John·1795-1821·Death and burial·Brawne·Fanny·1800-1865·Poets·English·Homes and haunts·Italy·Rome·British ·
語言: English

This book is a treasure, if you love the poetry of John Keats, as I do. The text describing the last days of Keats, and his terrible illness was beautifully expressed, clear and not overly sentimental or saccharine.

The author deeply explores the relationship that had developed with Keats and Severn during their stay in Rome leading up to the Poet's death and indeed does give Severn his just due for having so devoted himself to care for his friend. I was impressed that there was so much detail to this brief, but very important period of Keat's life but to take someone who was a well known Atheist and to even begin to hint that his beliefs were shifting at the end of his life is, what I believe to be the author's own desire to project his beliefs on a man to whom I am sure he admires greatly.

Like a detective meticuously documenting his re-creation of John Keats' final year and tempestuous relationship with Fanny Brawne, Mr. Walsh brings the great poet alive at the time he is enduring his deepest pain.

the last days and death of John Keats

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