Essay Archive - The Poetry of John Keats
The Poetry of John Keats
The casual reader of John Keats' poetry would most certainly be
impressed by the exquisite and abundant detail of it's verse, the perpetual
freshness of it's phrase and the extraordinarily rich sensory images
scattered throughout it's lines. But, without a deeper, more intense
reading of his poems as mere parts of a larger whole, the reader may miss
specific themes and ideals which are not as readily apparent as are the
obvious stylistic hallmarks. Through Keats' eyes, the world is a place full
of idealistic beauty, both artistic and natural, who's inherent immorta....
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