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John Keats: Selected Poems


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A collection of John Keats's poetry, offering a glimpse into his diverse themes and poetic styles. Readers encounter lyrical descriptions of nature's tranquility, reflections on love and melancholy, and narratives steeped in Greek mythology, particularly the tales of Endymion, a shepherd prince, and the tragic love story of Lamia. The verses also explore the Titans' fall from power, with detailed accounts of Saturn's grief and Hyperion's internal turmoil, alongside the transformative emergence of Apollo as a god of knowledge. Throughout, the poems showcase Keats's preoccupation with beauty, sorrow, imagination, and the complexities of human emotion, often blurring the lines between dream and reality.

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