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John Keats, miniature oil on ivory by Joseph Severn, 1819.
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English Romantic lyric poet who devoted his short life to the perfection of a poetry marked by vivid imagery, great sensuous appeal, and an attempt to express a philosophy through classical legend.

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(1795-1821). "Here lies one whose name was writ in water." This is the epitaph that the poet John Keats prepared for himself. He thought of it in the dark days when he felt death drawing near and despaired of winning fame. During his seven years of writing, he had written some of the greatest poems in the English language.

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The Life and Work of John Keats (1795-1821)
Comprehensive resource on this English Romantic poet. Contains a biography, images of original manuscripts, a picture gallery, and a section on critical analysis of his works by contemporary poets.
Poetry by John Keats
Online edition of Endymion, Otho The Great, and The Poems of John Keats by this English Romantic lyric poet.
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