Fugitive Poems (Hesperus Classics)

Product Description Gleaned from the riches of Keats’ letters to his friends and relatives, these previously uncollected poems reveal a lesser-known aspect of the poet’s sensibility, showing him to be a witty and occasionally irreverent young writer. A verse letter full of “shapes, and shadows and remembrances;” a sonnet on a “craggy ocean-pyramid;” a “mysterious tale” of which the poet cannot speak—Fugitive Poems offers a precious insight into what manner of man John Keats really was and how he lived out his poetic life. The archetypal Romantic writer, John Keats is one of the greatest, most influential poets of the 19th century. Review “A maverick publisher revives literature with modern touches.” -- Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times“All hail and welcome… to a splendid new publishing venture. And may Hesperus Press keep on surprising us.” -- Bruce Allen, Kirkus Reviews“Bravo to Hesperus…. These titles have been largely lost to the general reading public… exquisitely cool little volumes.” -- Adrienne Miller, Esquire“Hesperus Press is finding, and often newly translating, astounding forgotten works.” -- Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic Monthly“The Hesperus library… serves as a lasting inoculation against industrially canned literary judgment.” -- Carlin Romano, The Chronicle Review of Higher Education From the Publisher Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both in space and time. Works by illustrious authors, often unjustly neglected or simply little known in the English–speaking world, are made accessible through a completely fresh editorial approach and new translations. Through these classic works, which feature forewords by leading contemporary authors, the modern reader will be introduced to the greatest writers of Europe and America. An elegantly designed series of genuine rediscoveries.