John Keats
One of the greatest of the Romantic poets, Keats was a passionate believer in Art and Beauty. A liberal in his views, Keats lived during a time of political unrest, and his poetry is often indirectly critical of the conventional political, religious and sexual beliefs that governed his society.
Although most of his poetry spans only four years his poetic development was rapid. His poems range from the light-hearted and the satirical to the major
...'I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of Imagination'
Keats's first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized by many for his politics, his immediate circle of friends and family immediately recognized his genius. In his short life he proved to be one of the greatest and most original thinkers of
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