Ode on a Grecian Urn
Book • 1820
In 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', John Keats explores the themes of the immortality of art, beauty, and the transience of life.
The poem describes and contemplates the images on an ancient Greek urn, highlighting the contrast between the timeless beauty of art and the fleeting nature of human life.
Keats uses the urn as a metaphor to discuss the enduring quality of art and the philosophical idea that 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'.
The poem is characterized by its use of ekphrasis, paradoxes, and a unique poetic structure that blends classical and Romantic elements.
The poem describes and contemplates the images on an ancient Greek urn, highlighting the contrast between the timeless beauty of art and the fleeting nature of human life.
Keats uses the urn as a metaphor to discuss the enduring quality of art and the philosophical idea that 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'.
The poem is characterized by its use of ekphrasis, paradoxes, and a unique poetic structure that blends classical and Romantic elements.
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