John Keats
English Romantic poet who died at 25 but left a body of work including the great Odes that rank among the finest in the language. His sensuous imagery and meditation on beauty and mortality define the Romantic ideal.
Works
- OdesCollection of meditative odes on truth, beauty, and mortality
- EndymionNarrative poem of a youth seeking his immortal beloved
- HyperionMythic narrative exploring the rise of Olympian deities
- La Belle Dame sans MerciPoem depicting a knight enchanted by a mysterious supernatural woman
- Eve of St AgnesNarrative poem of young love during a winter celebration