Beyond the mountains: the urban reality of the Cockney Romantics
In short: While Romanticism often evokes stormy seas and peaks, John Keats and his circle were deeply rooted in London. This lecture explores the vibrant, urban literary scene that defined a generation of English poets.
Professor Jonathan Bate examines the life of John Keats and his extraordinary circle of writers in London. Rather than retreating to nature, these figures were central to the city's intellectual life, contributing to publications like The London Magazine.
The group included diverse talents such as the essayist Charles Lamb, the critic William Hazlitt, and the opium-eater Thomas De Quincey. The era's literary ferment was marked by intense rivalry, exemplified by the editor of The London Magazine being killed in a duel with a rival critic.
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