2001 First Folio Society Edtn Slipcase JOHN KEATS THE COMPLETE POEMS By John Barnard Illus. Simon Brett

2001 First Folio Society Edition Slipcase

JOHN KEATS THE COMPLETE POEMS
By John Barnard

KEY DETAILS
Condition: Very Good
Format: Hardcover, Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 in 178 × 279 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Published By: The Folio Society, London, 2001
Language: English
Illustrated By: Simon Brett
Collation: pp. xix, 472
Dust Jacket: None, as issued, No Jacket
SKU: BTETM0001772
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
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DESCRIPTION
John Keats The Complete Poems
Edited by John Barnard Introduction by Andrew Motion Engravings by Simon Brett A handsome and substantial Folio Society edition of the poetry of John Keats, bringing together the major works of one of the defining voices of English Romanticism in an especially attractive illustrated production. Edited by the distinguished Keats scholar John Barnard, with an introduction by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion and numerous engravings by Simon Brett. The volume includes such celebrated works as Endymion, Lamia, The Eve of St Agnes, Ode to a Nightingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn, To Autumn, Bright Star and The Fall of Hyperion. An appealing example from The Folio Poets series, quarter-bound in green leather with gilt spine lettering and decorative cloth sides designed by Simon Brett, housed in the original green slipcase. A particularly attractive reading and collecting edition with considerable shelf presence.

CONDITION, COLLATION & COPY NOTES
A clean and attractive example in the original Folio Society slipcase. Quarter green leather spine with gilt titles and decorative cloth boards presenting well, with light signs of handling and minor age-related wear consistent with careful use. The slipcase is sound and presentable, showing some light surface marking and shelf wear. Internally the volume appears clean and well preserved from the supplied images, with the text and Simon Brett engravings remaining clear and crisp. A handsome copy of this desirable Folio Society production, retaining its original slipcase and with strong visual appeal both as a reading copy and as part of The Folio Poets series. Typeset in Baskerville at The Folio Society and printed in Great Britain at The Bath Press, Bath, on St Paul’s wove paper. Bound in quarter leather and cloth sides printed with a design by Simon Brett. The text follows John Barnard’s third Penguin edition of 1988, with minor emendations by the editor. As stated in the edition, the dramatic works Otho the Great and King Stephen, together with poems of doubtful attribution, are omitted. Binding: Quarter green leather with patterned cloth sides, gilt-lettered spine and original green slipcase. Please see Photos as part of condition report.

SYNOPSIS
The Complete Poems presents the poetic achievement of John Keats, whose extraordinary body of work was produced during a remarkably brief life and literary career. The collection ranges from early poems and sonnets through the ambitious narrative works Endymion, Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil, The Eve of St Agnes and Lamia, to the great odes of 1819 and the unfinished Hyperion poems. Across these works Keats explores beauty, love, imagination, classical mythology, nature, transience and mortality in some of the most celebrated language of the Romantic period. John Barnard’s authoritative editing provides a carefully established text, while Andrew Motion’s introduction places Keats and his achievement in literary and biographical context. Simon Brett’s finely executed engravings complement the poems throughout, making this Folio Society edition both an enjoyable reading copy and an attractive collector’s volume.

AUTHOR BIO
John Keats (1795–1821) was one of the principal poets of the second generation of English Romanticism. Although his published career lasted only a few years, his poetry has had an enduring influence on English literature. His mature work is celebrated for its sensuous imagery, formal beauty and intense engagement with mortality, imagination, beauty and artistic permanence. Among his best-known poems are Ode to a Nightingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn, To Autumn, The Eve of St Agnes and Endymion. Editor Bio: John Barnard is a distinguished scholar of John Keats and English literature, and has published extensively on Restoration literature, the second-generation Romantics, textual criticism and book history. His editions of Keats have become important scholarly texts for the study and appreciation of the poet’s work. Introduction By: Andrew Motion Andrew Motion is an English poet, biographer and critic who served as Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009. His work as a literary biographer includes an acclaimed biography of John Keats, making his introduction particularly appropriate to this Folio Society edition.

ILLUSTRATOR
Simon Brett
Simon Brett is a distinguished British wood engraver and illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous fine-press and Folio Society publications. His engravings are characterised by strong draughtsmanship, rich tonal contrast and a close sensitivity to literary subject matter. For this edition, his imagery provides an atmospheric visual accompaniment to Keats’s poetry while also supplying the decorative design used on the binding.