John Keats (1795-1821)
- son of a manager of stables
- father dies when JK waas 8
- mother remarried, but dies of TB when JK was 14
- oldest of 2 brothers and a sister
- apprenticed to an apothacary-surgeon by his dishonest guardian
- 1816 licensed to practice
- well educated at Clake's
- Began a translation of the Aeneid in 1810
- Engaged to Fanny Brawne in 1819
- Died in Rome of TB in 1821
- Loved Scotland and England's Lake District for their rugged grandeur
1817 - 1st volume of poetry published
- Always regarded as one of the principle figures of the Romantic Movement.
- Tennyson considered him to be the greatest poet of 19C
- Matthew Arnold commended his intellectual & spiritual passion.
Influences: Spenser, Wordsworth,