Keats and Embarrassment

Zusatztext As criticism, Keats and Embarrassment seems to me a work of enormous brilliance. Mr Ricks can see more in a text, and what is more, persuade us to see it too, than anyone since William Empson... Klappentext In this acclaimed book! Professor Ricks argues for the importance of embarrassment in human life and for the value works of art which help us deal with embarrassment by recognizing and refining it. As a poet and a man! Keats was especially sensitive to! and morally intelligent about! embarrassment. This study demonstrates the particular direction of his insight and moral concern to acknowledge embarrassability and its involvement in important moral concerns. Zusammenfassung In this acclaimed book, Professor Ricks argues for the importance of embarrassment in human life and for the value works of art which help us deal with embarrassment by recognizing and refining it. As a poet and a man, Keats was especially sensitive to, and morally intelligent about, embarrassment. This study demonstrates the particular direction of his insight and moral concern to acknowledge embarrassability and its involvement in important moral concerns.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Ricks, Ricks Christopher
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1984
• EAN: 9780198128298
• ISBN: 978-0-19-812829-8
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; POETRY / General, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets