Writ in water, lemon juice or invisible ink? Adam Smyth on John Keats‘ epitaph as material text. - Kostenloses Hörbuch

What does it mean to writ(e) in water? And even more, what does it mean to write 'writ in water' on stone? Or is that in stone? These are all questions raised by John Keats' epitaph, 'Here lies one whose name was writ in water'. Which is why the Keats-Shelley Podcast called Adam Smyth, Professor of English Literature at Balliol College, Oxford, and an expert on Material Texts: or the study of people writing with weird things on weird surfaces.

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Texts.

• John Keats, Letter to George and Georgiana Keats, 28th June 1818 (scroll down).

• John Donne, A Valediction of My Name in the Window.

• Abraham Cowley, Written in Lemon Juice.

• William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: Plate 14.

• Thomas Hardy, During Wind and Rain.

Fans of Tom Philips' A Humument: stay tuned to the very end of the podcast for a little lighthearted homage.

This podcast was written and presented by James Kidd. The KS Podcast theme tune is ‘Androids Always Escape’ by Chris Zabriskie. Visit [http://chriszabriskie.com](http://chriszabriskie.com)/

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