Ode On A Grecian Urn And Other Poems

By John Keats

Book Overview

""Ode on a Grecian Urn and Other Poems"" is a collection of poems by the renowned English Romantic poet, John Keats. The book includes some of Keats' most famous works, such as ""Ode on a Grecian Urn"", ""Ode to a Nightingale"", ""To Autumn"", ""La Belle Dame sans Merci"", and ""Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast as Thou Art"". The poems in this collection are characterized by their vivid imagery, sensuous language, and intense emotional depth. Keats explores themes such as love, beauty, mortality, and the relationship between art and life. ""Ode on a Grecian Urn"", one of Keats' most celebrated poems, is a meditation on the nature of beauty and the power of art to transcend time and mortality. The poem is written in a series of stanzas addressed to an ancient Greek urn, and it explores the images depicted on the urn, which include a group of lovers, a musician, and a village scene. Other notable poems in the collection include ""Ode to a Nightingale"", which reflects on the power of music to transport the speaker away from the pain and suffering of life, and ""To Autumn"", which celebrates the beauty and bounty of the autumn season. Overall, ""Ode on a Grecian Urn and Other Poems"" is a masterful collection of poetry that showcases Keats' unique voice and his ability to capture the beauty and complexity of the human experience.O soft embalmer of the still midnight, Shutting, with careful fingers and benign, Our gloom-pleas'd eyes, embower'd from the light, Enshaded in forgetfulness divine: O soothest Sleep if so it please thee, close.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419137735
• ISBN13: 9781419137730
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.6" x 9.2"