Monday, March 9, 2009

John Keats (1795-1821)

John Keats (1795-1821) was one of the primary poets of the English Romantic period.

Associate the following works with John Keats. Short poems should be read at least once before the exam. Poems in bold should be read multiple times.

1. Endymion
-long; link goes to Wikipedia
2. "The Eve of St. Agnes"
-long; Spenserian stanzas; includes "La belle dame sans merci;" Madeline & Porphyro; link goes to Wikipedia
3. "Isabella: or, the Pot of Basil"
4. "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
5. "Ode on Melancholy"
6. "Ode to a Nightingale"
7. "Ode to Autumn"
8. "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer"
-Italian sonnet

Know that Keats wrote many odes.