1. John Keats Week 7

2. John Keats (1795 - 1821) Born: October 31, 1795 Moorfields, London, England Died: February 23, 1821 Rome, Italy

3. John Keats The excellence of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreables evaporate from their being in close relationship with Beauty and Truth."

4. Beauty (from Endymion) A THING of beauty is a joy for ever: Its lovliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

5. John Keats

6. This sketch was made by Joseph Severn as he watched over the dying poet at 26 Piazza di Spagna, Rome.26 Piazza di Spagna, Rome

7. Here lies One Whose Name is writ in Water

8. from Lamia, Isabella, &c. [1820] Ode to a Nightingale Ode on a Grecian Urn To Autumn Ode to a Nightingale Ode on a Grecian Urn To Autumn Ode on Melancholy Ode to Psyche

9. Grecian Urn

10. Greek urns

11. a reflection on the pleasure and beauty of an Urn

13. Eternity The poet sees the Urn as an embodiment of permanence, thriving in the passing of time, “Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, /Sylvan historian, who canst thus express /A flowery tale.” Keats

14. reproduction

16. The urn Keats became enchanted with Greek art after seeing an exposition of sculptures from the Parthenon, held at the British Museum.

17. duplication http://www.en.gymfag.dk/ doc/DATE-55.htm http://www.en.gymfag.dk/ doc/DATE-55.htm

21. "Ode on a Grecian Ode" is based on a series of paradoxes and opposites:paradoxes the discrepancy between the urn with its frozen images and the dynamic life portrayed on the urn, the human and changeable versus the immortal and permanent, participation versus observation, life versus art.

23. Ode to Keats Durlabh Singh

24. More links http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry/odeon agrecianurn.html http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry/odeon agrecianurn.html http://www.enotes.com/ode-grecian/ http://englishhistory.net/keats/contents.htm l http://englishhistory.net/keats/contents.htm l

25. Homework (I): On “ Ode on a Grecian Urn ” 1. individual, paired, or group performance 2. Read the entire poem and have your response in any form. 3. advised: interpretation, story- telling, dramatic performance, background music, speech, dialogues, or PowerPoint materials

26. Homework (II) Draft of “Ode to...” (Five stanzas/50 lines) or “Story of...” (1000 words) Revise and complete this ode during week 8 to week 11.