John Keats TO SOLITUDE poem analysis | ROMANTICISM LITERATURE ANALYSIS-19th Century Poetry-SONNET

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TO SOLITUDE by JOHN KEATS | ROMANTICISM LITERATURE ANALYSIS | Analysis & close reading of John Keats’ first published poem To Solitude (1816), which opens "O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell", examining the inherent irony & paradox within the sonnet. 19th century poetry analysis.
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PASSAGE
O Solitude if I must with thee dwell
Let it not be among the jumbled heap
Of murky buildings-climb with me the steep
Nature’s Observatory-whence the dell
Its flowery slopes-its rivers crystal swell
May seem a span: let me thy vigils keep
’Mongst boughs pavilioned; where the Deer’s swift leap
Startles the wild Bee from the Fox-glove bell
Ah! Fain would I frequent such scenes with thee
But the sweet converse of an innocent mind
Whose words are images of thoughts refin’d
Is my soul’s pleasure; and it sure must be
Almost the highest bliss of human kind
When to thy haunts two kindred spirits flee
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@DrOctaviaCox 4 жыл бұрын

Do ask any questions that you have. I'd love to hear from you.

@bonniehagan9644 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Dr. Cox! I'm exploring your older videos. I really enjoyed this one. Do you think Keats' love poem style here indicates that he is a bit conflicted? That he loves the "solitude" of communing with nature, but almost regretfully, he finds deeper connection or fulfillment in human interaction? Thank you for guiding me through this piece! Many thanks! 😊

@stephanieashworth6317 7 ай бұрын

In the Bible, a span is the width of a hand. From the steep perspective of Nature's Observatory, the scene (swells, slopes, pavillioned boughs) are encompassed (comprehensible) in the width of a hand!

@vankowe6338 2 жыл бұрын

I am lostening to thise for my state exam and i just want to say this us so well and wonderfully made. I am writing to express my gratitude for your amazing effort.

@ElliotBrownJingles Жыл бұрын

I just about fell out of my chair at "Ah! Fain would I frequent such scenes with thee". The H.W. Garrod edition I'm used to goes: "But though I'll gladly trace these scenes with thee". Marvellous video, as always.

@orangeafternoon_exe Жыл бұрын

Precisamos de mais canais como o seu. Parabéns.

@alexiastoica4079 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This helped me so so much with my English A level

@DrOctaviaCox 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent - I'm glad it helped. Good luck with your exams! Octavia

@alexiastoica4079 3 жыл бұрын

@@DrOctaviaCox Many many thanks!

@DrOctaviaCox 4 жыл бұрын

Can you think of any other examples of Keatsean paradox or irony?

@stephanieashworth6317 7 ай бұрын

The picture on the urn is both silent and articulate, quiescent and passionate!

@stephanieashworth6317 7 ай бұрын

Fain would I - but - the sweet converse - is my soul's pleasure; and - almost the highest bliss of human kind when to thy haunts TWO kindred spirits flee! The poet doesn't want to be alone in his solitude?

@stephanieashworth6317 7 ай бұрын

The ultimate irony!

@SerendipityInTheSky 7 ай бұрын

Do you have any recommendations for resources on the various forms on poetry?

@something2thinkabout227 2 жыл бұрын

What is the significance of the speaker's change of attitude in the volta? In the first line of the poem, the speaker seems to reluctantly tolerate the "company" of solitude: "If I must (be) with thee." But later the speaker apparently becomes fond of solitude and views it as a close friend who the speaker wishes to accompany them often: 'Ah! I would frequent(ly be) with thee.'

@darrenlikemyfatherbeforeme 3 жыл бұрын

If you could only recommend three poet's work to someone which three would you choose?

@DrOctaviaCox 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! In terms of understanding English literary history and the canon, then you can't really go wrong with William Shakespeare, John Milton, and William Wordsworth as writers to start with. In terms of my own personal preferences, definitely Alexander Pope and John Keats (and then come a whole plethora of poets I'd find it hard to choose between, including Anne Finch, Jonathan Swift, John Donne, Philip Larkin, Charlotte Smith...)

@darrenlikemyfatherbeforeme 3 жыл бұрын

@@DrOctaviaCox im surprised not to hear shelley and/or Blake on that list EDIT: I would love to hear you're thoughts on "Ozymandias"

@DrOctaviaCox 3 жыл бұрын

Shelley and Blake are wonderful! But there are others who have a firmer grip on my heart... And head.

@DrOctaviaCox 3 жыл бұрын

And as it happens, I do have a video on Shelley's Ozymandias! - which you can watch here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oKhxgcVoq9fZk4U.html