These works, although they have been subjected to much critical analysis, remain the "ultimate expression of Keats's genius" and as such "secure his reputation as a great poet." ... The poetry itself is a catalyst for Keats's obvious intentions between two opposing escapisms- into unconsciousness and into a painful acceptance of intense life- is replayed within the poetry with immediate effect. ... As scepticism reasserts itself, the poet is drawn back from the timelessness of the dream and into the temporal. ... To this extent, Keats's imagination runs wild; but his thoughts un...

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