Keats+Poetry

The poetry of John Keats.
VCAA recommended text: 'John Keats. The Major Works'. Oxford World's Classics. Edited by Elizabeth Cook. Published by Oxford University Press. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-284063-9

We will be studying the following poems:
Ode to Apollo pp 6 - 8 To My Brother George (The sonnet) p 25 On First Looking into Chapman's Homerp 32 On the Sea p 57 When I have fears that I may cease to bep 168 The Eve of St Agnes pp 252 - 264 La Belle Dame Sans Merci pp 273 - 274 Ode to Psyche pp 278 - 280 If by dull rhymes our English must be chain'dp 281 Ode on Indolencepp 283 - 284 Ode to a Nightingale pp 285 - 288 Ode on a Grecian Urnpp 288 - 289 Ode on Melancholy p 290 To Autumn pp 324 - 325 Bright Star, would I were stedfast as thou art p 325


 * This is the list as provided by the VCAA. Any combination of 3 poems from this list will appear on the end of year exam for Units 3/4.

There may be other poems that we study as further understanding of the work of this poet. You are advised to read around each of these poems. Note, for example, that Keats wrote a series of Odes one after the other, why? Are there comparisons between the use of images in his early work with that of his later work?

When reading crits on Keats make note of key poems mentioned and follow this up by reading them. how do they link with those that you have studied?

Make lists / charts of the poems that have similar ideas and use similar or recurring images. Eg. the use of Apollo is repeated in 'Ode to Apollo', 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer", ... Why is this? what is Keats getting at? Why use Apollo?

The link provided below provides a framework for the study and writing about poetry. Use it for the creation of your notes and to help you develop a reading of each of the poems.

Other poetry resources http://www.erudit.org/revue/ron/1996/v/n1/005708ar.html http://www.vccaedu.org/inquiry/vcca-journal/thro.html http://www.phil.muni.cz/angl/bse/archive/BSE_02_01.pdf http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/apollo.html http://umfa.dev.verite.com/?id=MjM0 http://www.jstor.org/pss/3723915 http://www.grin.com/e-book/9245/nature-and-beauty-in-keats-great-odes http://everything2.com/e2node/Comparison%2520of%2520Keats%2527%2520%2522La%2520Belle%2520Dame%2520Sans%2520Merci%2522%2520and%2520%2522To%2520Autumn%2522

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