Posthumous Keats A Personal Biography [Paperback]

John Keatss famous epitaphHere lies One Whose Name was writ in Waterhelped cement his reputation as the archetype of the genius cut off before his time. In this close narrative study, Stanley Plumly meditates on the chances for poetic immortality, an idea that finds its purest expression in Keats. Incisive in its observations and beautifully written,A beautiful book. . . . [W]hen Plumly turns his laser-like gaze on Keats letters and his verse, the book is brilliant.Mr. Plumly writes beautifully and very movingly.Plumly has written a book to last: worthy of its subject and commensurate with both words of its title.A