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John Keats John Keats?(1795-1821) English lyric poet, the archetype(原型) of the Romantic writer Childhood and life Born in 1795 in an poor in London Lost both of his parents at a young age Like literature learn medicine at 15 he became a licensed apothecary(药剂师) in 1816 Decide to be a poet finally Published his first book, Poems, in 1817; Died in Rome on February 23, 1821. Writings of John Keats critical reception of his poetry: not much read during his lifetime - harshly(粗糙的，严厉的) judged by critics - belief arose that negative criticism hastened his death - Keats wrote to his brother George I think I shall be among the English poets after my death Characteristics of Keats’s poetry Characterized by exact and closely knit construction, sensual(官能的) description, force of imagination. Always sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery, which expresses the acuteness of his senses. Sight, sound, scent, taste and feeling are all taken in to give an entire understanding of an experience. A Keats Letter Keatss letters have been described as `the most notable and most important ever written by any English poet. This, dated 10 September 1817, is the first of many lively and affectionate letters written to his sister Fanny at her boarding school outside London. As well as describing the beauties of Oxford, where he is staying with a friend at Magdalen Hall, he tells her the story of his new poem,`Endymion, and promises to confide in her from now onwards as his `dearest friend. some common Romantic elements: - simple ballad metre, simple language - supernatural, mystery, suggestiveness - about the mind, subjective reality - medieval subject, aura of the past Poetic Theory (Letters) Keats did not, like Wordsworth, articulate a formal poetic theory, but he wrote informally to his friends about the ideas that most excited him: the imagination, the relation between thought and sensation, the poets identity 相关电影 电影《明亮的星》，一部描绘济慈年轻时期的爱情和诗歌创作故事的电影，片名取自济慈的