Download or read book John Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn (Unabridged) written by John Keats and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "John Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Divided into five stanzas of ten lines each, the ode contains a narrator's discourse on a series of designs on a Grecian urn. The poem focuses on two scenes: one in which a lover eternally pursues a beloved without fulfilment, and another of villagers about to perform a sacrifice. John Keats (1795 - 1821) was an English Romantic poet. The poetry of Keats is characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. Today his poems and letters are some of the most popular and most analyzed in English literature. "Ode on a Grecian Urn" was not well received by contemporary critics. It was only by the mid-19th century that it began to be praised, although it is now considered to be one of the greatest odes in the English language. John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet. The poetry of Keats is characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. Today his poems and letters are some of the most popular and most analyzed in English literature.