"Do you not see how necessary a world of pain and trouble is a school of intelligence and make it spirit?" Keats's messages have long been regarded as an exceptional record of poetic development and spectacle making. It represents one of the most sustainable ideas about the art of the poet we have from any of the English poets.

But regardless of the light they shed on poetry, they represent great literary works in and of themselves. They appear smart and frank sometimes painful, and show strong intelligence struggling to reach agreement with their mortality rate.

At times, Gates feels bitterly jealous and socially and financially loving. In an atmosphere of joy and confidence in his greatness, his personal plight is interwoven with the history of Britain emerging from many years of Napoleonic wars into a world of profound political, social, and commercial expansion.

This 170-letter selection, written between 1816 and 1820, includes an introduction and new notes by John May explaining both the personal and political contexts that brought them life. About the Series: For more than 100 years, Oxford World's Classics has provided the widest collection of literature from around the world.

Each size reflects the cost-effectiveness of Oxford's commitment to researchers, providing the most accurate text in addition to a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, useful notes to illustrate text, modern bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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