John Keats was an English Romantic poet born in London in 1795 and faced family tragedy early in life. Despite initial lack of critical appreciation, he published significant works including 'Endymion' and his famous odes during his time in Hampstead, before succumbing to tuberculosis in 1821. His poetry explores themes of beauty, nature, and mortality, leaving a lasting legacy in English literature.

1. John Keats
Odes

2. John Keats was born
in London in 1795.
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His father was an ostler
at Swan and Hoop inn.

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John had two brothers,
Thomas and George, and
a sister, Frances Mary.

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John had two brothers,
Thomas and George, and
a sister, Frances Mary.

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John had two brothers,
Thomas and George, and
a sister, Frances Mary.

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George
Frances Mary
John had two brothers,
Thomas and George, and
a sister, Frances Mary.

8. During his school years,
he developed a deep
interest in the classics.
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His father fell from his
horse and died when
John was eight. (1804)

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His mother died soon after,
leaving the children to
live with their grandmother.

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John was then appointed
to become an apothecary,
but he wasn't interested in it.

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Keats' friend and mentor,
Cowden Clarke, introduced
him to other Romantics. (1816)

13. He published the volume
“Poems” in 1817 and the
poem “Endymion” in 1818.
His early, classical works were
not appreciated by the critics,
but had good circulation.

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Keats moved to Wensworth
Place, Hampstead in 1818.

15. Keats
listening
to a
nightingale
During the year spent there,
he wrote his most mature works.

16. During 1820, he showed
serious symptoms of
tuberculosis.
He moved to Rome at the
suggestion of his doctors.

17. Keats died in 1821 and was buried
in the Protestant Cemetery.

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19. Odes
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20. Odes
Soul
Nature
Eternity
Art
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21. Ode to Psyche
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22. Ode to Psyche
Self discovery
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23. Ode to Psyche
Imagination
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Ode to a nightingale

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Mortality
Nature
Ode to a nightingale

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Acceptance
of limits
Ode to a nightingale

27. Ode on a Grecian Urn
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28. Ode on a Grecian Urn
Contradditions
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29. Ode on a Grecian Urn
Love, Beauty, Art
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30. Ode on Melancholy
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31. Ode on Melancholy
Joy
Beauty
Delight
Pleasure
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32. Ode on Melancholy
Negative
Capability
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33. Ode on Melancholy
“Objectivity”
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34. Ode on Indolence
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35. Ode on Indolence
Irony
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36. Ode on Indolence
Soul making
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37. To Autumn
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38. To Autumn
Renewal
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39. To Autumn
Death
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40. Thanks to
JOHN KEATS
POESIE
EINAUDI EDITORE