JOHN BLADES has lectured in English Literature at the universities of Leeds and Durham. His publications include critical studies of James Joyce.

'An excellently clear, comprehensive and lucidly argued introduction to Keats' poems that students will find very helpful as a supplementary source. A helpful series.' - Simon Malpas, Manchester Metropolitan University

• General Editor's PrefaceIntroductionPrincipal Events in John Keats's LifePART ONE: ANALYSING KEATS'S POETRY'Standing on tip-toe': Keats's Early VerseThe 'beautiful mythology of Greece': Endymion and LamiaThe Two Hyperions: 'a more naked and grecian Manner'The Major OdesThree Medieval Love StoriesPART TWO: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICSKeats's LettersKeats and Nineteenth Century RomanticismSome Critical Approaches to Keats's WritingsFurther ReadingIndex.

JOHN BLADES has lectured in English Literature at the universities of Leeds and Durham. His publications include critical studies of James Joyce.

'An excellently clear, comprehensive and lucidly argued introduction to Keats' poems that students will find very helpful as a supplementary source. A helpful series.' - Simon Malpas, Manchester Metropolitan University

• General Editor's PrefaceIntroductionPrincipal Events in John Keats's LifePART ONE: ANALYSING KEATS'S POETRY'Standing on tip-toe': Keats's Early VerseThe 'beautiful mythology of Greece': Endymion and LamiaThe Two Hyperions: 'a more naked and grecian Manner'The Major OdesThree Medieval Love StoriesPART TWO: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICSKeats's LettersKeats and Nineteenth Century RomanticismSome Critical Approaches to Keats's WritingsFurther ReadingIndex.