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John Keats 1795-1821. life. He was born in London in 1795 After the premature death of his parents he is entrusted with his brothers in the care of their grandmother. He studied medicine but also developed his literary interests.
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life • He was born in London in 1795 • After the premature death of his parents he is entrusted with his brothers in the care of their grandmother. • He studied medicine but also developed his literary interests. • His first works, Poems and Endymion, were panned by critics. • In 1818 his brother Tom died of tuberculosis and John moved to Brown’s house were he fell in love with Fanny. • They couldn’t marry because of Keat’seconomical problems and his poor health. • In 1820 Keat’s health worsened and he had to leave for Italy to a less humid climate. • He died the next year in Rome.
This Grave contains all that was mortal of a YOUNG ENGLISH POET, who on his death bed, in the bitterness of his heart, at the malicious power of his enemies, desired these words to be engraven on his tombstone: “here lies one whose name was write in water” Feb 24th 1821
Melancholy Is created by man’s knowledge of the transience of life and beauty. “Beauty mustdie” Keats connectseach positive feeling with itsmelancholicend. profile • Aching pleasure • The oxymoronblends two contradictorystates: Acceptionof a real love affair wouldhavemeant the deathofhispoetry. • Hisattitudetowards women always caused a dilemma Negative capability The objectmust be caught in its essence; everything that is irrelvant and discordantmust be omitted.
“ The excellence of every Art is its intensity, capable ofmakingall disagreeables evaporate, from their being in close relationship with Beauty and Truth. ” John Keats
Neo-classical+ Romanticpoet Heproduced some of the best English lyrics, in fact he was able to combine Romantic themes with a rare formal perfection. Poems, 1817 Endymion, 1818 Hyperion, 1818-1819 The fall of Hyperion, 1820 Lamia, 1819 La Belle Dame sans Merci, 1819 The Eve of St. Agnes, 1819 Ode to the Nightingale, 1819 Ode on a Grecian Urn, 1819 Ode to Psyche, 1819 To Autumn, 1819 On Melancholy, 1819
In the first stanza the poet ask himself some questions about the origins of the URN, and describesitasan “Unravish’d bride of quiteness“ and “foster-child of silence and slow time”. Ode on a Grecian Urn In the second stanza the poet observes a “fair youth” who’s playinga sweetbutunheard melody . Art freezed the moment in which the boy wasclosetokissinghis beloved. The momentsportrayed on the urnwill bethereeternally. Five stanza of ten jambic pentameters In the third stanza the poet looks at the trees sourrounding the lovers and he’s happy because they will never lose theirleaves. In the same way the twoloverswill love eachotherforever, unlikemortal love which is destined toan end. In the fourth stanza the poet observes the other side of the urn where a group offarmersleading a heifer tosacrifice are carved . The poetaskshimself where they are going and also where theycame from. Next heimaginesthe small townnearbywhosestreets will always remain empty. Keats was inspired to write the Ode contemplating a Grecian Urn exhibited at the British Museum. In the fifth stanza the poet says that the Urn will remain in future timesandpreserveitslesson “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”, this is allweKnow and allweneedtoknow on earth.
Themes Art freezestime Negative capability Relationship betweenArt and Beauty Human and changeable vs the immortal and permanent Discrepancy between the frozen images and the dynamic life portrayed on the Urn
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.” “Ode on a Grecian Urn” ll. 10-11 “ ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’ – That is all ye know on earth , and all ye need to know” “Ode on a Grecian Urn” ll. 49-50
La Belle Dame Sans Merci Twelve four-line stanzas consistingofthree iambic tetrameters and a final iambic bimeter There are twoversionsof this poem, the first version is from the original manuscript and the second version is the first published form. The original version was found in a letter to Keats's brother, George, and dated 21st April 1819. It was first published in ‘Lamia and Other Poems’ in 1820.
SUMMARY This poem deals with a knight who meets a mysterious woman with wild eyes.Hefalls in love with her. But she brings him into the Elf’s cave Where he falls asleep. The knight has a vision of pale princesand kingswhoshout to him that "the beautiful lady without mercy" will make him her slave. Keatstookinspiration fromlocalfolklore. It’s a balladwhich recalls medievaltimesand oraltraditions. Figure of the ‘Femme Fatal’ These fatal women are attractive, beautiful and dangerous. They have an ability to ruin the whole life of a man. (stereotype) Lilies and Roses Theseflowers are reminescent of old ballads and symbolize purity and love. Their status also tend to reinforce the perception of dejection and loneliness of the knight.
This isJane Campion’s film based on the last three years of life of John Keats. “Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art”
