Accessible, authoritative essays putting one of Britain's best-loved, but seemingly isolated, poet-artists back in touch with his times.

Introduction Sarah Haggarty; Part I. Life, Works, and Reception: 1. Life Leo Damrosch; 2. Networks Jon Mee; 3. Engraving Mark Crosby; 4. Illuminated books David Worrall; 5. Manuscripts Sarah Haggarty; 6. Book illustration Luisa Calè; 7. Painting Martin Myrone; 8. Early reception Sibylle Erle and Keri Davies; 9. Late reception Jason Whittaker; 10. Editing and editions Morris Eaves; Part II. Form, Genre, and Mode: 11. Comedy Fred Parker; 12. Prophecy Ian Balfour; 13. Rhythm Derek Attridge; 14. Songs Steve Newman; 15. Sound Michael Hurley; 16. Sublimity David Baulch; 17. System, myth, and symbol Tilottama Rajan; Part III. Creative Cross-Currents: 18. The Bible Stephen Prickett; 19. Chaucer, Spenser, and Shakespeare David Fuller; 20. Milton G. A. Rosso; 21. Eighteenth century and romanticism David Duff; 22. Byron Jerome McGann; 23. Pre-Raphaelites and aesthetes Elizabeth Helsinger; 24. Yeats, Eliot, and Auden Edward Larrissy; 25. Whitman, Crane, and the Beats Linda Freedman; Part IV. History, Society, and Culture: 26. Animals Kurt Fosso; 27. Antiquarianism Noah Heringman; 28. Education and childhood Louise Joy; 29. Empiricism Nicholas M. Williams; 30. Life sciences Denise Gigante; 31. London Saree Makdisi; 32. Money Matthew Rowlinson; 33. Moravianism Alexander Regier; 34. Mysticism Laura Quinney; 35. Nationalism and imperialism Julia M. Wright; 36. Sex, sexuality, gender Susan Matthews; 37. War and revolution Andrew Lincoln; 38. (Without) sympathy Steven Goldsmith.