John Keats, who was killed off by one critique,
Just as he really promised something great,
If not intelligible, - without Greek
Contrived to talk about the Gods of late,
Much as they might have been supposed to speak.
Poor fellow! His was an untoward fate: -
'Tis strange the mind, that very fiery particle,
Should let itself be snuffed out by an Article.
Monday, May 04, 2009
"Who killed John Keats?"
My favorite stanza of Byron's Don Juan:
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This idea is so interesting to me. I just did a blog post about the life of John Keats (as well as the upcoming film about Keats) and I have a hard time connecting his death to the Shelley article -- it seems like a poetic thought, but obviously the tuberculosis was such a dreadful disease.
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