Keats, Hunt and the Aesthetics of Pleasure
Description
This book tackles the age-old interpretative problem of 'pleasure' in Keat's poetry by placing him in the context of the liberal, leisured and luxurious culture of Hunt's circle. Challenging the standard narrative which attribute Keat's astonishing poetic development to his separation from Hunt, the author cogently argues that Keats, profoundly imbued with Hunt's bourgeois ethic and aesthetic, remained a poet of sensuous pleasure through to the end of his short career.
Keywords
Literary CriticismPoetryModern19th CenturyEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshPhilosophyAestheticsLanguage Arts & Disciplines
2001Book
Author(s)Ayumi Mizukoshi
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333929582
LanguageEnglish
