Posts tagged keats

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La Belle Dame sans Merci (“The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy” ) is a ballad written by the English poet John Keats. It exists in two versions, with minor differences between them. The original was written by Keats in 1819. He used the title of a 15th century poem by Alain Chartier, though the plots of the two poems are different. The poem is considered an English classic, stereotypical to other of Keats’ works. It avoids simplicity of interpretation despite simplicity of structure. At only a short twelve stanzas, of only four lines each, with a simple ABCB rhyme scheme, the poem is nonetheless full of enigmas, and has been the subject of numerous interpretations. (x) 

7 years ago
Each of us needs something of an island in his life—if not an actual island, at least some place, or space in time, in which to be himself, free to cultivate his differences from others.
John Keats, Of Time and an Island (via bookmania)
8 years ago
Each of us needs something of an island in his life—if not an actual island, at least some place, or space in time, in which to be himself, free to cultivate his differences from others.
John Keats, Of Time and an Island  (via bookmania)
9 years ago
Lord Byron Super Power: Aristocracy Motto: “The great object of life is sensation – to feel that we exist, even though in pain.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge Super Power: Suspension of Disbelief Motto: “Good and bad men are each less so than they seem.” John Keats Super Power: Sensuality Motto: “I want a brighter word than bright.” Percy Shelley Super Power: Radicalism Motto: “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” William Blake Super Power: Prophetic Prose Motto: “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” William Wordsworth Super Power: Self-Reflection Motto: “The mind of man is a thousand times more beautiful than the earth on which he dwells.”

quirkbooks:

The Romantics were the superheroes of 18th century literature. These poets wrote about nature, emotions, and personal themes when the current trends favored Enlightenment ideals (scientific thought, skepticism, and intellect).

This group of men used their collective power of colloquial language to create poetry that emphasized intuition and the pastoral. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats banded together to form the Romantics: the Avengers of classic literature.

10 years ago