This book tackles the age-old interpretative problem of 'pleasure' in Keat's poetry by placing him in the context of the liberal, leisured and luxurious culture of Hunt's circle.
AYUMI MIZUKOSHI is a Lecturer at Teikyo Heisei University, Japan. She obtained her doctorate in English Literature from the University of Oxford, and her research interests include aesthetics and Romantic literature.
Acknowledgements Introduction: A Problem of Interpretation The Bourgeois Cultural Revolution The Aesthetics of Nature Classicism as Cultural Luxury 'A Leafy Luxury': Poems (1817) 'Wherein Lies Happiness?': Endymion (1818) 'Visions of Delight': Lamia (1820) Conclusion: The Return of the Aesthetic Notes Index
'This book generously and fearlessly places Keat's work back into the context of literature and in the haunts of pleasure.' - James Najarian, European Romantic Review