Keats House is close for remodeling until October 2008
Keats House is close for remodeling until October 2008
educated at the Clarke's School At 15,left school and was apprenticed to a surgeon. studied medicine in London from1815 to 1816 But he left this profession very soon
❖ educated at the Clarke's School ❖ At 15, left school and was apprenticed to a surgeon. ❖ studied medicine in London from1815 to 1816 ❖ But he left this profession very soon
He read much of Spenser,Milton and Homer. It was Spenser who awakened in Keats his dormant poetic gift The first verses which he wrote were in imitation of the Elizabethan Poetry
❖ He read much of Spenser, Milton and Homer. ❖ It was Spenser who awakened in Keats his dormant poetic gift ❖ The first verses which he wrote were in imitation of the Elizabethan Poetry
Leigh Hunt: a radical journalist and minor poet a well-known literary critic a vital influence on the early Keats encouraged Keats to take himself seriously as a writer cultivating Keats with a taste for liberal politics as well as for the fine arts
Leigh Hunt: ❖ a radical journalist and minor poet ❖ a well-known literary critic ❖ a vital influence on the early Keats ❖ encouraged Keats to take himself seriously as a writer ❖ cultivating Keats with a taste for liberal politics as well as for the fine arts
Hunt also introduced him to other leading literary figures of the day,among whom were Hazlitt,Lamb,and Shelley. Hunt and his circle provided Keats with a friendly and encouraging audience. But Keats had his difficulties at first
❖ Hunt also introduced him to other leading literary figures of the day, among whom were Hazlitt, Lamb, and Shelley. ❖ Hunt and his circle provided Keats with a friendly and encouraging audience. ❖ But Keats had his difficulties at first