Examines the life and work of fourteenth-century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, featuring a biographical profile, critical analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas in his writing, a selection of critical essays, a chronology, and references.
Chronicles the life of twentieth-century English poet Ted Hughes, covering, among other topics, his writings and his troubled relationships with Sylvia Plath and Assia Wevill.
Presents a comprehensive biography and critical analysis of the works of late eighteenth-century English poet William Blake, and contains a chronology of his life, index of themes and ideas, and more.
Examines the life of eighteenth-century English author John Keats, and discusses how his love of nature influenced his work. Includes poetry selections and illustrations.
An introduction to nineteenth-century British poet George Gordon, Lord Byron, discussing his writing in the context of his life and times, and looking at the scandals that led to his public disgrace.
the English Romantic poets : the mad, the bad, and the dangerous
Andronik, Catherine M
2007
Profiles several English Romantic poets of the early nineteenth century such as Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Keats; and shows how their work was regarded as subversive by their contemporaries and notes their lasting influence on literature.
Examines the life of nineteenth-century English poet John Keats, discussing his childhood, medical training, and development as a writer, and including portraits, and facsimiles of his manuscripts and letters.
