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John Keats
AuthorBooks · Second hand1795-1821
John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. They were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death. By the end of the century, he was placed in the canon of English literature, strongly influencing many writers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1888 described his "Ode to a Nightingale" as "one of the final masterpieces".
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About John Keats
Birth
1795
Death
1821
John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. They were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death. By the end of the century, he was placed in the canon of English literature, strongly influencing many writers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1888 described his "Ode to a Nightingale" as "one of the final masterpieces".
John Keats was the youngest poet of the second generation of the English Romantic movement.
Although his literary career lasted only four years, he left a legacy of over 500 works.
Before dedicating himself fully to poetry, Keats trained and worked as a physician.
His famous odes are considered today some of the most popular pieces in English literature.
Beyond his poetry, his personal letters are recognized as some of the most brilliant in the English language.
