John Keats, John Keats
John Keats, John Keats
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John Keats
Selected Poems

Author: John Keats

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 2 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2009

Categories: Fiction, Poetry


Synopsis

One of the most distinctive periods in English poetry was the age of Romanticism, a movement which rebelled against the neoclassical forms and celebrated the imagination as a spiritual force. John Keats was a prominent shaper of this new movement, and as such, he was not without his critics. I think I shall be among the English poets after my death, he soberly prophesied. Indeed, in 1821 Keats suffered an early tragic death from tuberculosis at the age of 25, but today is recognized as the archetypal Romantic genius who explored the limits of the imagination and celebrated the pleasures of the senses. Unlike Shelley, Keats was not a political poet; his prime passion was for art. His muse was the goddess of beauty and truth, and his worship of her found its finest expression in his immortal odes, which stand unique in literature, unexcelled in perfection.

About John Keats

John Keats (1795–1821) was an English romantic poet. Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the romantic movement, despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death. During his life, his poems were not generally well received by critics; however, after his death, his reputation grew to the extent that by the end of the nineteenth century he had become one of the most beloved of all English poets. He has had a significant influence on a diverse range of later poets and writers. His poetry is characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. Today his poems and letters are some of the most popularly read and analyzed.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pilar on September 10, 2024

Me cambió la vida......more

Goodreads review by Mayra on March 09, 2021

This was waaaaaay over my head. And now I feel dumb as hell. Sylvia's still my muse though. DNF at 48%.......more

Goodreads review by Nithesh on December 28, 2015

How can one fully understand the depth of Keats' poetry in a single sitting. Some of verses gave me goosebumps. Some made me understand the meaning of love and romance. I shall read Keats' poetry till I die. This is just the introduction......more

Goodreads review by Dr. Vipin Behari on October 07, 2018

Being student of English Literature Keats is indispensable. I simply love his poems......more

Goodreads review by Preyash on January 25, 2025

The anthology as a whole is hit-or-miss. My favourite poems were: 'The Eve of St. Agnes', 'Isabella, or the Pot of Basil', 'On the sea', 'Ode to Pysche', and 'After dark vapours have oppressed our plains'. I like how Keats paints incredibly ornate and evocative scenes with his words, and how he comb......more