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Didn’t Like It “I don't know... Maybe his english is a bit hard of me, but from what I understand I don't like him. Maybe I haven't gotten to any good poems yet, or I don't fully understand hi. I can't tell. I'll read more and if I like something I'll change my rating on Keats, but for now...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“My favorite Romantic poet. Alas, he died so young!”
amywolfie wrote this review Thursday, January 3, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Poetry is not my preferred genre, and I don’t read a lot of it, but Keats has always been my favorite of the Romantic poets, and after seeing the movie BRIGHT STAR, I decided to read his complete works. This book contains everything that Keats wrote, and not all of it is wonderful. The narrative poem “Endymion,” for example was not critically praised, and Keats himself recognized its failings but realized that to be a great artist, one must sometimes “leap into the ocean to become familiar with the surroundings.” Some of the poems in the collection are unfinished, and some are fragments of verse included in letters. Much of his work, though, is fabulous, such as the beautifully crafted “Ode on a Grecian Urn” and “Ode to a Nightingale.” I also liked the narrative poem “Isabella or the Pot of Basil,” based on a story by Boccacio, and there is even a play is verse called “Otho the Great” which is quite good.”
Library Goddess wrote this review Sunday, April 29, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's John Keats... That's all I am going to say.”
~*~Hailey Anne~*~ wrote this review Saturday, January 21, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved some of them, others felt very inaccessible.”
Jenn Leiker wrote this review Monday, October 31, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great to dip into late at night, a true bedside classic. But also good to read closely.”
KAY W wrote this review Tuesday, January 18, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love his poetry, a must read if your cant get enough of romantic poems.”
Hannah E wrote this review Monday, May 10, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great Romantic poet--writing about the passion of life at the end of his own!”
Andrew M wrote this review Thursday, April 1, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I don't know... Maybe his english is a bit hard of me, but from what I understand I don't like him. Maybe I haven't gotten to any good poems yet, or I don't fully understand hi. I can't tell. I'll read more and if I like something I'll change my rating on Keats, but for now... ”
Dimitri Dashinov wrote this review Monday, January 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
