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John Keats To Autumn |
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'Season
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John Keats, 1795–1821, was an English Romantic poet
and a contemporary of Wordsworth and Coleridge.
He wrote ‘To Autumn’ in September 1819 and mentions
it in a letter to his friend John Reynolds:
‘. . . How
beautiful the season is now. How fine the air – a temperate
sharpness about it. Really, without joking, chaste weather
– Dian skies. I never liked stubble-fields so much as
now – aye, better than the chilly green of the Spring.
Somehow, a stubble- field looks warm, in the same way that
some pictures look warm. This struck me so much in my Sunday’s
walk that I composed upon it . . .’ |
The
design
Inspired
by the vibrant colours of autumn leaves, each
page illustrates one line from the poem. The paintings or
drawings, perhaps "calligraphs", incorporate the
words,
drawn with a pen that create complex
and intriguing
patterns. To Autumn will be offered in four
editions.
To reserve copies
in advance of publication and request further information
please email info@solmentes.com.
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prints
The
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the autobiography of celebrated watchmaker George Daniels.
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The
Prelude
by William Wordsworth is considered by many to be the poet's
greatest work.
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