Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends

"Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends" by John Keats is a collection of personal letters penned during the early 19th century. The correspondence showcases the thoughts, experiences, and emotions of the celebrated Romantic poet as he communicates with friends and family, revealing both his literary ambitions and personal struggles. At the start of this volume, the letters convey Keats's vibrant personality and relationships. He writes to various individuals, including Charles Cowden Clarke and Benjamin Robert Haydon, expressing excitement about meeting them and sharing his poetic endeavors. The early letters reflect his eagerness to socialize and engage in discussions on art and poetry while simultaneously grappling with feelings of anxiety and self-doubt. Keats's language is rich and playful, offering glimpses into his creative process and the intimate connections he holds dear, effectively setting the tone for the heartfelt correspondence that will follow throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. They were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death. By the end of the century, he was placed in the canon of English literature, strongly influencing many writers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1888 called one ode "one of the final masterpieces".