Lamia
John Keats
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Description
John Keats's Lamia tells of a serpent-woman who takes human form to love the young Lycius, and of the philosopher Apollonius who exposes her at their wedding feast. The poem's lush verse and tragic ending make it one of Keats's great romances, full of color, music, and doomed desire. Lamia herself is sympathetic, not monstrous.
The poem asks whether truth should always break enchantment, and leaves the answer aching. Keats's imagery glows on every line. Poetry readers will find a masterpiece of the Romantic age. Keats wrote Lamia in 1819, the year of his great odes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | John Keats |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |