Selected Letters of John Keats : Based on the Texts of Hyder Edward Rollins, Revised Edition

The letters of John Keats are, T. S. Eliot remarked, "what letters ought to be; the fine things come in unexpectedly, neither introduced nor shown out, but between trifle and trifle." This new edition, which features four rediscovered letters, three of which are being published here for the first time, affords readers the pleasure of the poet's "trifles" as well as the surprise of his most famous ideas emerging unpredictably. Unlike other editions, this selection includes letters to Keats and among his friends, lending greater perspective to an epistolary portrait of the poet. It also offers a revealing look at his "posthumous existence," the period of Keats's illness in Italy, painstakingly recorded in a series of moving letters by Keats's deathbed companion, Joseph Severn. Other letters by Dr. James Clark, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Richard Woodhouse—omitted from other selections of Keats's letters—offer valuable additional testimony concerning Keats the man. Edited for greater readability, with annotations reduced and punctuation and spelling judiciously modernized, this selection recreates the spontaneity with which these letters were originally written. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Austrian Empire ranked third among the world's oil-producing states (surpassed only by the United States and Russia), and accounted for five percent of global oil production. By 1918, the Central Powers did not have enough oil to maintain a modern military. How and why did the promise of oil fail Galicia (the province producing the oil) and the Empire? In a brilliantly conceived work, Alison Frank traces the interaction of technology, nationalist rhetoric, social tensions, provincial politics, and entrepreneurial vision in shaping the Galician oil industry. She portrays this often overlooked oil boom's transformation of the environment, and its reorientation of religious and social divisions that had defined a previously agrarian population, as surprising alliances among traditional foes sprang up among workers and entrepreneurs, at the workplace, and in the pubs and brothels of new oiltowns. Frank sets this complex story in a context of international finance, technological exchange, and Habsburg history as a sobering counterpoint to traditional modernization narratives. As the oil ran out, the economy, the population, and the environment returned largely to their former state, reminding us that there is nothing ineluctable about the consequences of industrial development. The Letters Of John Keats Are, T. S. Eliot Remarked, What Letters Ought To Be; The Fine Things Come In Unexpectedly, Neither Introduced Nor Shown Out, But Between Trifle And Trifle. This New Edition, Which Features Four Rediscovered Letters, Three Of Which Are Being Published Here For The First Time, Affords Readers The Pleasure Of The Poet's Trifles As Well As The Surprise Of His Most Famous Ideas Emerging Unpredictably. Unlike Other Editions, This Selection Includes Letters To Keats And Among His Friends, Lending Greater Perspective To An Epistolary Portrait Of The Poet. It Also Offers A Revealing Look At His Posthumous Existence, The Period Of Keats's Illness In Italy, Painstakingly Recorded In A Series Of Moving Letters By Keat's Deathbed Companion, Joseph Severn. Other Letters By Dr. James Clark, Percy Bysshe Shelley, And Richard Woodhouse - Omitted From Other Selections Of Keats's Letters - Offer Valuable Additional Testimony Concerning Keats The Man.--book Jacket. Edited By Grant F. Scott. Based On The Texts Of Hyder Edward Rollins. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This new edition affords readers the pleasure of John Keats' "trifles" as well as the surprise of his most famous ideas emerging unpredictably. This selection lends great perspective to an epistolary portrait of the poet and recreates the spontaneity with which these letters were originally written.