Darkling I Listen
Darkling I Listen
Summary
October 21, 1820, John Keats arrives in Rome to convalesce. 100 days later he died. Walsh reveals the last days of the poet's life, describing what he experienced in his room overlooking the Spanish steps and his tragically unrealised ambitions and also discusses Keats' religious views and the nature of the disease that killed him.
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Darkling I Listen by John Evangelist Walsh
On October 21, 1829, John Keats set foot in Rome for what he hoped would be a swift convalescence. One hundred days later he succumbed to consumption, dead at the age of 25. Keats' love affair with Fanny Brawne has fascinated biographers, and this volume discusses how complex their love affair was, and how the events at the end of Keats' life illuminate the whole affair. Walsh also discusses Keats' views on religion, and the exact nature of the disease that killed him. This biography brings to life the last days of his life, describing what he experienced in his room overlooking the Spanish steps, and his tragically unrealized ambitions.JOHN EVANGELIST WALSH is the author of numerous books of biography and history, including biographies of Emily Dickinson, John Keats, and Robert Frost as well as two well-received works on Abraham Lincoln. He has three times been a finalist for an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, winning once for Poe the Detective: The Curious Circumstances Behind The Mystery of Marie Roget. His book The Shadows Rise: AbrahamLincoln and the Ann Rutledge Legend was a finalist for the prestigious Gettysburg Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312222550 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312222556 |
| Title | Darkling I Listen |
| Author | John Evangelist Walsh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 1999-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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