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Keats and Scepticism

Keats and Scepticism

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Keats and Scepticism explores Keats' affinity with the philosophical tradition of skepticism, tracing his connections with ancient Greek philosophers, Renaissance inheritors, and Enlightenment thinkers. It re-reads his poetry, highlighting his experiments with language and forms to convey non-dogmatic philosophy, challenging poetic dogmas and conventions. The book is for Keats lovers, students, teachers, scholars, and non-academic readers interested in Romanticism, nineteenth-century studies, and poetry and philosophy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 31 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd


Keats and Scepticism delves into John Keats' profound connection with the philosophical tradition of scepticism, offering a fresh perspective on his poetry. By examining Keats' links with ancient Greek scepticism as documented in Sextus Empiricus' Outlines of Scepticism, the book explores how his work resonates with this philosophical lineage. Additionally, it discusses Keats' connections with influential figures such as Montaigne, Voltaire, and Hume, all of whom were significant inheritors of Pyrrhonian scepticism.

Beyond Keats' affinitive ideas with these sceptical thinkers, this book is particularly interested in his experiments with the peculiar language, forms, modes, and genres of poetry to convey his non-dogmatic philosophy. Through a re-reading of key works such as Isabella, 'La Belle Dame sans Merci,' the 1819 odes, the two Hyperion s, King Stephen, and Lamia, the book reveals Keats' self-reflexive and radical sceptical poetics, challenging poetic dogmas and conventions.

Keats and Scepticism is a valuable resource for Keats lovers, students, teachers, scholars, and non-academic readers alike. With its original and accessible interdisciplinary approach, the book aims to provide a fresh perspective on John Keats and his quintessential poetics, appealing to those interested in Romanticism, nineteenth-century studies, poetry, and philosophy in general.


Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032258744

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