num_pages: 240
description: Keats stands as a prophetic precursor behind much in today's radical attempts at cultural and self-transformation.In this book, Rodriguez explores Keats's letters, one of the most moving and inspiring spiritual treasures of the West. We see the poet as a hero of the heart, transforming a passionate life of great joys and sorrows into a self of imagination and power. Book of the Heart grasps the core of Keats's poetical practice of life, uncovering the path of inner development the Letters reveal.
language: English
title: Book of the Heart: The Poetics, Letters, and Life of John Keats
titlecomplete: Book of the Heart: The Poetics, Letters, and Life of John Keats (Studies in Imagination)
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Lindisfarne Books