The poetry of John Keats articulates an astonishing literary liturgy, which has influenced much of the study of nineteenth century literature; though during his short lifetime he was deemed to be a "lower class cockney," and an ignorant, unsettled "pretender" to a higher culture. ... These two are polar opposites and show to great extent the profound and deep intensity with which Keats constructs his poetry. ... As readers, we can see these strengths brilliantly manifested within the poetry and that Keats has a preoccupation with the impossibility of possessing reality. ... The poetry itself i...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate