" John Keats was a second generation Romantic. In examining Keats' major poems people must take into account that his work served as a criticism toward the literature, sexuality, politics of the time he lived in. His feelings are reflected in his work, and although he was an optimistic humanist, he doubted the necessity of things like art and beauty.
John Keats was born on Halloween, October 31, 1795 in London, England. Keats' father died after suffering a fractured skull when Keats was only seven years old. His mother remarried, but soon left her new husband, and took her children to live with her mother. Keats' mother died from tuberculosis when he was 13 years old, leaving Keats and his siblings in the care of their grandmother.
Keats developed a theory regarding poets which he called "The Negative Capability Theory". This theory states that truly great people, especially poets, possess the ability to accept the fact that not everything can be resolved. Another of Keats' theories was known as the "Mansion of Many Apartments", which stated that people were capable of different levels of thought. These "apartments" served as deeper levels of thought. "
Nathaniel Ford, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1800's
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Italy
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- 19th century
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- spiritual
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A few 1-5 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
Lot of titilating info about love life?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
