Life of John Keats

Life of John Keats

Keatss grandfather Jennings; his father and mother; Keats born in London, October 31, 1795; his brothers and sister; goes to the school of John Clarke at Enfield, and is tutored by Charles Cowden Clarke; death of his parents; is apprenticed to a surgeon, Hammond; leaves Hammond, and studies surgery; reads Spenser, and takes to poetry; his literary acquaintancesLeigh Hunt, Haydon, J. Hamilton Reynolds, Dilke, &c.; Keatss first volume, Poems, 181711 Keats begins Endymion, May 1817; his health suffers in Oxford; finishes Endymion in November; his friend, Charles Armitage Brown; his brother George marries and emigrates to America; Keats and Brown make a walking tour in Scotland and Ireland; returns to Hampstead, owing to a sore throat; death of his brother Tom; his description of Miss Cox (Charmian), and of Miss Brawne, with whom he falls in love; a difference with Haydon; visits Winchester; George Keats returns for a short while from America, but goes away again without doing anything to relieve John Keats from straits in money matters.23 Keatss consumptive illness begins, February 1820; he rallies, but has a relapse in June; he stays with Leigh Hunt, and leaves him suddenly; publication of his last volume, Lamia &c.; returns to Hampstead before starting for Italy; his love-letters to Miss Brawneextracts; Haydons last sight of him; he sails for Italy with Joseph Severn; letter to Brown; Naples and Rome; extracts from Severns letters; Keats dies in Rome, February 23, 1821.40 ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 31682
Author: Rossetti, William Michael
Release Date: Mar 18, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English