{"product_id":"the-immortal-evening-stanley-plumly-9780393353068","title":"The Immortal Evening: A Legendary Dinner with Keats, Wordsworth, and Lamb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author of the highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003ePosthumous Keats\u003c\/em\u003e, praised as \"full of...those fleeting moments we call genius\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), now provides a window into the lives of Keats and his contemporaries in this brilliant new work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 28, 1817, the painter Benjamin Robert Haydon hosted what he referred to in his diaries and autobiography as the \"immortal dinner.\" He wanted to introduce his young friend John Keats to the great William Wordsworth and to celebrate with his friends his most important historical painting thus far, \"Christ's Entry into Jerusalem,\" in which Keats, Wordsworth, and Charles Lamb (also a guest at the party) appeared. After thoughtful and entertaining discussions of poetry and art and their relation to Enlightenment science, the party evolved into a lively, raucous evening. This legendary event would prove to be a highlight in the lives of these immortals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and profound work of extraordinary brilliance, \u003cem\u003eThe Immortal Evening\u003c\/em\u003e regards the dinner as a lens through which to understand the lives and work of these legendary artists and to contemplate the immortality of genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanley Plumly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393353060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393353068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Stanley Plumly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946585129215,"sku":"9780393353068","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_73fde1e2-74fb-40fe-b96b-65a632fc71c9.jpg?v=1681513987","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-immortal-evening-stanley-plumly-9780393353068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}