I'm Jagruti Vala and I'm a student of English department,MKBU.
In this blog I want to share John keats's biography, literary career and all about his life.
<<< BIOGRAPHY OF KEATS.>>>
•Born:-
31 October 1795
Moorgate, London, England
•Died:-
23 February 1821 (aged 25)
Rome, Papal States
•Cause of death:-
Tuberculosis
•Occupation:-
Poet
•Literary movement:-
Romanticism
•Relatives:-
George Keats (brother)
John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Keats is so widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of all time.
His work and, quite frankly, his tragic death, have influenced so many of poetry’s powerhouse writers, like T.S. Eliot, William Butler Yeats, Lord Alfred Tennyson, and as we learned in an earlier episode, Oscar Wilde.
<<<LIFE OF KEATS.>>>
English Romantic poet John Keats was the oldest of four children, he lost both his parents at a young age.
His father, a livery-stable keeper, died when Keats was eight; his mother died of tuberculosis six years later.
After his mother’s death, Keats’s maternal grandmother appointed two London merchants, Richard Abbey and John Rowland Sandell, as guardians.
When Keats was fifteen, Abbey withdrew him from the Clarke School, Enfield, to apprentice with an apothecary-surgeon and study medicine in a London hospital.
In 1816 Keats became a licensed apothecary, but he never practiced his profession, deciding instead to write poetry.
<<<LITERARY CAREER OF KEATS.>>>
Keats began writing poetry in his late teens and published his first poem in 1816.
His early works were influenced by poets like Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare.
Some of his most famous works were written between 1816 and 1820, including...
"Ode to a Nightingale,"
"Ode on a Grecian Urn,"
"Ode to Psyche,"
“Ode on Melancholy,”
“Hyperion,” (unfinished)
"To Autumn."
"Imitation of Spenser.”
“On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer”
“O Solitude.”
"Lamia"
"Isabella,"
These poems are considered masterpieces of English Romantic poetry.
He wrote hundreds of letters to Fanny, often when they were living next door to each other. His letters to her are some of the most famous love letters ever written.
In one, he says,
“I have been astonished that Men could die Martyrs for religion — I have shudder’d at it — I shudder no more — I could be martyr’d for my Religion — Love is my religion — I could die for that,
---- I could die for you.”
<<<Literary Influence:>>>
"Nothing ever becomes real 'til it is experienced.”
The time of his grandmother’s death also marked one of Keats’s earliest surviving poems, “Imitation of Spenser.”
It was inspired by the work of 16th century London poet Edmund Spenser.
John Keats continued writing but his focus was on his studies. He studied medicine at Guy’s Hospital in Central London and even received his apothecary’s license but he grew increasingly depressed about his future.
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
<<<Friendship with Shelley: >>>
Keats became friends with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and their association had a significant impact on his poetry.
Shelley encouraged Keats to pursue poetry as a full-time career.
<<<Illness and Death:>>>
Keats's literary career was tragically cut short by tuberculosis.
He began showing signs of illness in 1818 and spent time in Italy seeking a better climate for his health.
He died on February 23, 1821, in Rome at the age of 25.
<<< Posthumous Recognition: >>>
Keats did not achieve widespread recognition during his lifetime, but his work gained acclaim after his death.
He is now considered one of the most important figures in English Romantic poetry.
<<<Legacy of Keats.>>>
Keats's poetry is known for its sensual imagery, vivid descriptions of nature, and exploration of themes like beauty, mortality, and the imagination.
His works continue to be studied and celebrated for their lyricism and emotional depth.
<<<DEATH OF KEATS>>>
In Rome, the medical treatment he received contributed greatly to his suffering and rapid decline.
He was bled and starved. He requested pain medication, but was refused for fear of him committing suicide.
On February 24, 1821, at just 25 years old, John Keats took his last labored breath.
Before his death, he requested that his tombstone not include a name, just a simple phrase:
“Here lies one whose name was writ in water.”
Despite his short life, John Keats left an enduring legacy in the world of poetry, and his works continue to be cherished by readers and scholars alike.
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Reference or work cited:-
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https://www.wikipedia.org/click here
History of English literature, Edward Albert (fifth addition)
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