Life of John Keats
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By William Michael Rossetti 27 Feb, 2020
John Keats was the latest born of the great Romantic poets. Along with Byron and Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the movement, despite publishing his work over only a four-year period. The poetry of Keats was charac ... Read more
John Keats was the latest born of the great Romantic poets. Along with Byron and Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the movement, despite publishing his work over only a four-year period. The poetry of Keats was characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes which remain among the most popular poems in English literature. "In all important respects, I leave this brief "Life of Keats" to speak for itself. There is only one point which I feel it needful to dwell upon. In the summer of 1886, I was invited to undertake a life of Keats for the present series, and I assented." William Michael Rossetti was an English writer and critic. He was one of the seven founder members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 and became the movement's unofficial organizer and bibliographer. Less
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William Michael Rossetti (25 September 1829 – 5 February 1919) was an English writer and critic. Born in London, he was a son of immigrant Italian scholar Gabriele Rossetti and his wife Frances Ross...
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