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From the introduction by Philip Levine:

Walter Jackson Bate, in his biography of Keats, has writers, critics, readers, have approached Keats during the last century, on one quality in his writing they have been completely united.

They have all been won by an economy and power of phrase excelled only by Shakespeare. This poet whose greatest ambition was to he among the English poets is not only preeminent among those of the past, but for well over a century he has continued to be the yardstick by which those who have written poetry in our language can measure their success. He remains a wellspring to which all of us might go to refresh our belief in the value of this art.

Essential Keats

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      Publisher: HarperCollins
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/14/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780060887940, 978-0060887940
      ISBN10: 006088794X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From the introduction by Philip Levine:

      Walter Jackson Bate, in his biography of Keats, has writers, critics, readers, have approached Keats during the last century, on one quality in his writing they have been completely united.

      They have all been won by an economy and power of phrase excelled only by Shakespeare. This poet whose greatest ambition was to he among the English poets is not only preeminent among those of the past, but for well over a century he has continued to be the yardstick by which those who have written poetry in our language can measure their success. He remains a wellspring to which all of us might go to refresh our belief in the value of this art.

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