John Keats

What did critic Daniel Watkins argue that his poetry “from the beginning is”?

“Haunted by Politics”

Keats Prophetically foresaw that his life may be short: and therefore, his experience of living was made all the more intense. What did he say on his deathbed?

“ I have loved the principle of beauty in all things”

Keats attitude towards suffering and conflict is nuanced as he embraces them as integral parts of the human condition that?

Intensify appreciation for beauty and joy

Ackroyd:”when news of Keats death spread, his poetry began to read more intensely. His words became….”

monuments to his life and his emotions”

His works value the power of aesthetics experience, celebrating art and nature as source of profound emotional and spiritual insight. What did he believe that the poet was?

“the physician to all men”

Keats cherishes the sensory richnes of the world which is evident through his??

Vivid imagery and use of evocative language to create an immersive experience

What was his poetry badly recieved by?

Critics and he never recieved recognition for his work in his life

What was John Keats born into?

A politically turbulent Europe (French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars)

Keats rejected the christian idea that jesus offers salvation explanation of suffering and became increasingly repellent. What did he see suffering as?

“vale of soul making”

What Keats see life as a?

“mansion of many apartments” access to two doors when alive infant or thoughtless, Chamber of Maiden