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John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25.
Oct 29, 2024 · John Keats (1795–1821) wrote lyric poems, such as ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ and ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn,’ that are notable for their vivid imagery and philosophical aspirations. Keats’s poetry became influential after his death and was recognized in the 20th century for its technical and intellectual achievement.
John Keats was born in London on 31 October 1795, the eldest of Thomas and Frances Jennings Keats’s four children. Although he died at the age of twenty-five, Keats had perhaps the most remarkable career of any English poet. He published only fifty-four poems, in three slim volumes and a few magazines.
Sep 20, 2024 · John Keats (October 31, 1795– February 23, 1821) was an English Romantic poet of the second generation, alongside Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. He is best known for his odes—including "Ode to a Grecian Urn" and "Ode to a Nightingale" — and his long-form poem Endymion.
Dec 22, 2017 · John Keats (born October 31, 1795 – died February 23, 1821) began life as the son of a stable-owner, and ended it as an unmarried, poor and tuberculosis-ridden young man. Somewhere along the way, he managed to become one of the most beloved poets of the English language and a perfect example of Romanticism.
John Keats was born in Moorgate, right on the edge of the expanding city of London. His father worked at an inn and his mother was the inn keeper’s daughter. John was the eldest child,...
Mar 20, 2017 · John Keats (1795-1821) died when he was just twenty-five years old, but he left behind a substantial body of work, considering he died so young. Nevertheless, a number of his poems immediately suggest themselves as being among the ‘best’ of his work.
John Keats was a great English poet, and one of the youngest poets of the Romantic movement. He was born in Moorefield, London in 1795. When he was just 8 years old, his father, Thomas Keats, died. His mother, Frances Jennings Keats, later succumbed to tuberculosis when John was 14.
Portrait of John Keats by Joseph Severn © Despite his death at the age of 25, Keats is one of the greatest English poets and a key figure in the Romantic movement. He has...
John Keats’s poetic achievement in a span of a mere six years can only be described as extraordinary. His three books of poetry contain some of the greatest masterpieces in the language, including ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, ‘The Eve of St. Agnes’, ‘To Autumn’ and the sonnet ‘Bright Star!’
