Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
A short and sweet overview of a life that like a comet burned brightly against a dark sky. The brilliance of his light still shines brightly 200 years later. Thank you for this video Mr. Webster.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
As does Mozart's, 300 years (?)--the greats! They knew they had to follow their stars wherever they led, no matter what. This is inspired, thank you for reviving his spirit in me. If only I'd had the intellect and fortitude to finish a very tough seminar on Keats when I was in grad school....
Thanks so much for your comment - glad you enjoyed it. If you're interested there's more on Keats in another video 'The First Fab Four' at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Best, John
@@harmoniabalanza He had courage didn't he, and very deliberately defied the Dr Johnson/Pope style that was prevalent. Have tried to draw that out in 'The First Fab Four' if you want to have a look. ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
I loved this video, thank you. My Grand mother was the great grand daughter of Joseph Severn, I grew up listening to stories of Keats, Turner and Ruskin. My mother kept the letters that were dictated to Walter Severn by a dying Joseph, his father, & I was fortunate to inherit them. They talk of Keats' death and the friendship between the two men (who are buried next to each other in the Artists cemetery in Italy), they detail the journey undertook, the hope of salvation and the inevitable feeling of loss. Joseph painted Keats several times and went on to become our Ambassador in Rome.
Dear Danny, So glad that you enjoyed the video especially with your family history. Feel very honoured in fact. Have any of the letters you have been published? Would love to see what they say. Thanks so much for getting in touch. Best, John
@@pathfinderaudio the letters are as of yet, unpublished. We sold the originals at auction a few months ago, but only after transcribing & copying the originals for our children to enjoy. I’m pretty sure we could arrange for you to read them, they may add a little more to the story. Regards Danny
Dear Danny, Would indeed be interested in having a look if possible. My email webstjohn@gmail.com probably a better way to communicate! Best wishes, John
*Thank you for this! I would have only added that Keats wanted his epitaph to read only that part that you mention in this video. The rest was added by his friends--which unfairly imply self-pity on Keats's part.*
You're absolutely right; there's more on his epitaph in my new book 'The Closest Thing in History' which I've talked about here ruclips.net/video/_Hnr_Btj32A/видео.html
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
Thank you for very true comment. Friendship was very important to him. Have more on Keats in new book discussed here ruclips.net/video/_Hnr_Btj32A/видео.html
His lasts words were "Severn-I-lift me up-I am dying-I shall die easy-don't be frightened-be firm, and thank God it has come!" I cannot think but associate him with Byron's Manfred, who in many ways, was our young poet, and whose last words were: "Fare thee well -- Give me thy hand. Old man! 'tis not so difficult to die." I believe Keats' last words are the complete testament of his character. His words were to comfort his friend, and although he believed not in God, he mentioned Him to comfort his friend further.
Beautiful stuff - you're so right there was something very touching about Keats and his friends. They were devoted to him and those selfless words you quote show why. There's more on Keats and his relationship with his contemporaries in 'The First Fab Four' which might ninterest you: ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Best wishes, John
Yes he had a great gift for friendship and a very devoted circle of friends around him. A much more lovable character than Byron - less self-absorbed, certainly less capricious. There's more on Keats and his fellow poets at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html if you'd like to have a look. Best, John
So glad you enjoyed it. There's more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
Though brief, his life was so remarkable - and the proof is that his legacy still lives on. If you like Keats, maybe it will be interesting to know that we are developing a musical about him. Thank you for this video! > Keats The Musical Team
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Look forward to hearing mjore from you! Cheers, John
So glad it was useful. There's more on Keats and the effect his death had on Shelley and Byron in 'The First Fab Four' at .thefirstfabfour.co.uk Best wishes John
Great, something very engaging about Keats for the young. Has he lasted for you with the passing of time? More on Keats incidentally in 'The First Fab Four' at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Best, John
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting. There's more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
Thanks, glad you liked it. Have mainly worked in audio so adding visuals is a more recent development. But hope I'm making progress recently put a video on Amazon Prime video 'Byron and Greece ' which - helped by all the Byron images available - looks ok i think. There's more about Keats in a new mp3 at my website www.thefirstfabfour.co.uk if you've got an hour to spare. With good wishes, John
Hi Paul, more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
@@pathfinderaudio Thank you my friend. I will go to the link now and download it and savour it slowly with some wine, as one should enjoy Keats. Cheers
Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. There's more about Keats in my new book discussed here ruclips.net/video/_Hnr_Btj32A/видео.html if you'd like to have a look.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting. There's more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
Hi, new video 'The First Fab Four' is now now out and the trailer is at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
Great idea, but I can't find any reference to Keats reading Blake. I think Blake was very much under the radar at the time. And actually, maybe Keats would have sympathised with him - who knows?! More about Keats coming up in a new video coming soon.
@@pathfinderaudio Keats knew Leigh Hunt, whose brother gave Blake a foul review circa 1809. Only a small circle of top 'Londonite' poets existed at the time. Coleridge almost certainly met Blake. Byron had his nasty remarks about Keats eliminated by Murray, his publisher. They were probably watching each other like hawks!
@@JimOverbeckgenius Thanks for insights. By the way, have you seen this? earth.google.com/web/data=Mj8KPQo7CiExcnlDNFB3S05NZHNJUXE4aHlYTXVjTDF4Ry1GSTlXaUsSFgoUMDUxRDczQzNCNzE1QjFBMjdBQjc Tracking Keats's last days in England on Google Earth, v. poignant!
Hi Jim, new video with more on Keats, The First Fab Four' is now out - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how Keats challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for commenting and liking. There's a new video with more about Keats, 'The First Fab Four', now online! The trailer is at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Hope you enjoy!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
More about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
Hi Carole, Thanks for listening in and for query. Am told that his TB wasn't to do with pollution etc as it developed from a bug possibly contracted when he was nursing his brother Tom. Keats's Mum also died from TB and Keats's immune system was probably fatally weakened when travelling in Scotland. Best, John
@@pathfinderaudio thank you John for your thoughtful reply. I’m so thankful for this series as I revisit my college days of studying g the five great English romantic poets.
Keats and his beauty will be true and immortal for ever
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
A short and sweet overview of a life that like a comet burned brightly against a dark sky. The brilliance of his light still shines brightly 200 years later. Thank you for this video Mr. Webster.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
As does Mozart's, 300 years (?)--the greats! They knew they had to follow their stars wherever they led, no matter what. This is inspired, thank you for reviving his spirit in me. If only I'd had the intellect and fortitude to finish a very tough seminar on Keats when I was in grad school....
@@harmoniabalanza I went to his house in Rome 25 years ago, where he died. Stood in the room with his little narrow bed. You could tell. I got chills.
Thanks so much for your comment - glad you enjoyed it. If you're interested there's more on Keats in another video 'The First Fab Four' at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Best, John
@@harmoniabalanza He had courage didn't he, and very deliberately defied the Dr Johnson/Pope style that was prevalent. Have tried to draw that out in 'The First Fab Four' if you want to have a look. ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
Such a short life and yet so much accomplished in literature.
More about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html
Yes, really awesome in fact. If you're interested there's more on Keats in 'The First Fab Four' at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Best, John
A thing of beauty is joy for ever!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
I loved this video, thank you.
My Grand mother was the great grand daughter of Joseph Severn, I grew up listening to stories of Keats, Turner and Ruskin. My mother kept the letters that were dictated to Walter Severn by a dying Joseph, his father, & I was fortunate to inherit them. They talk of Keats' death and the friendship between the two men (who are buried next to each other in the Artists cemetery in Italy), they detail the journey undertook, the hope of salvation and the inevitable feeling of loss. Joseph painted Keats several times and went on to become our Ambassador in Rome.
Dear Danny, So glad that you enjoyed the video especially with your family history. Feel very honoured in fact. Have any of the letters you have been published? Would love to see what they say. Thanks so much for getting in touch. Best, John
@@pathfinderaudio the letters are as of yet, unpublished. We sold the originals at auction a few months ago, but only after transcribing & copying the originals for our children to enjoy. I’m pretty sure we could arrange for you to read them, they may add a little more to the story.
Regards Danny
Dear Danny, Would indeed be interested in having a look if possible. My email webstjohn@gmail.com probably a better way to communicate! Best wishes, John
@@pathfinderaudio Hi John, I have mailed you. Regards Danny.
Keats is our Nightingale.
Absolutely! Best, John
*Thank you for this! I would have only added that Keats wanted his epitaph to read only that part that you mention in this video. The rest was added by his friends--which unfairly imply self-pity on Keats's part.*
You're absolutely right; there's more on his epitaph in my new book 'The Closest Thing in History' which I've talked about here
ruclips.net/video/_Hnr_Btj32A/видео.html
He was a very strong poet his poetic verses are quite encouraging and showed good side of life ….
So glad you liked it!
Thank you so much.
That was beautiful.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
John Keats was such a sweet soul
Thank you for very true comment. Friendship was very important to him. Have more on Keats in new book discussed here
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Thanks for great comment - hopefully it will come about! Best, John
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Thanks. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
His lasts words were "Severn-I-lift me up-I am dying-I shall die easy-don't be frightened-be firm, and thank God it has come!" I cannot think but associate him with Byron's Manfred, who in many ways, was our young poet, and whose last words were:
"Fare thee well --
Give me thy hand.
Old man! 'tis not so difficult to die."
I believe Keats' last words are the complete testament of his character. His words were to comfort his friend, and although he believed not in God, he mentioned Him to comfort his friend further.
Beautiful stuff - you're so right there was something very touching about Keats and his friends. They were devoted to him and those selfless words you quote show why. There's more on Keats and his relationship with his contemporaries in 'The First Fab Four' which might ninterest you: ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Best wishes, John
Yes he had a great gift for friendship and a very devoted circle of friends around him. A much more lovable character than Byron - less self-absorbed, certainly less capricious. There's more on Keats and his fellow poets at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html if you'd like to have a look. Best, John
Thank you for this! Very well done.
So glad you enjoyed it. There's more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
There's now more on Keats and his relationship with Byron, Shelley and Leigh Hunt in 'The First Fab Four' at thefirstfabfour.co.uk
Best, John
Thank you for this clear, informative video.
So glad you liked it. John
There's now more on Keats and his relationship with Byron, Shelley and Leigh Hunt in 'The First Fab Four' at thefirstfabfour.co.uk e
Best, John
Though brief, his life was so remarkable - and the proof is that his legacy still lives on.
If you like Keats, maybe it will be interesting to know that we are developing a musical about him.
Thank you for this video!
> Keats The Musical Team
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Look forward to hearing mjore from you! Cheers, John
Thank you very much.
So glad you enjoyed it. Have more on Keats in new book discussed here
ruclips.net/video/_Hnr_Btj32A/видео.html
Thank you for your explanation.
So glad it was useful. There's more on Keats and the effect his death had on Shelley and Byron in 'The First Fab Four' at .thefirstfabfour.co.uk Best wishes John
Ode on Melancholy shook me to my core as a young man.
Great, something very engaging about Keats for the young. Has he lasted for you with the passing of time? More on Keats incidentally in 'The First Fab Four' at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html Best, John
Bhaut acha kahani
Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting. There's more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
There's now more on Keats and his relationship with Byron, Shelley and Leigh Hunt in 'The First Fab Four' at thefirstfabfour.co.uk
Best, John
Very well done, especially for an amateur documentary.
Thanks, glad you liked it. Have mainly worked in audio so adding visuals is a more recent development. But hope I'm making progress recently put a video on Amazon Prime video 'Byron and Greece ' which - helped by all the Byron images available - looks ok i think. There's more about Keats in a new mp3 at my website www.thefirstfabfour.co.uk if you've got an hour to spare. With good wishes, John
@@pathfinderaudio yes, thank you John. I will click and listen to your Keats MP3. Cheers, Paul Forsyth (Sydney Australia)
Hi Paul, more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
@@pathfinderaudio Thank you my friend. I will go to the link now and download it and savour it slowly with some wine, as one should enjoy Keats. Cheers
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Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. There's more about Keats in my new book discussed here
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Thank you John Keating from Chicago
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting. There's more about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
Nice story of John keats
Thanks. More about Keats coming up in a new video coming soon!
Hi, new video 'The First Fab Four' is now now out and the trailer is at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship. Hope you enjoy!
There's now more on Keats and his relationship with Byron, Shelley and Leigh Hunt in 'The First Fab Four' at thefirstfabfour.co.uk
Best, John
Great video :)
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
Keats' remark about piped a silly pipe appears to be against Blake's Intro to Songs of Innocence.
Great idea, but I can't find any reference to Keats reading Blake. I think Blake was very much under the radar at the time. And actually, maybe Keats would have sympathised with him - who knows?! More about Keats coming up in a new video coming soon.
@@pathfinderaudio Keats knew Leigh Hunt, whose brother gave Blake a foul review circa 1809. Only a small circle of top 'Londonite' poets existed at the time. Coleridge almost certainly met Blake. Byron had his nasty remarks about Keats eliminated by Murray, his publisher. They were probably watching each other like hawks!
@@JimOverbeckgenius Thanks for insights. By the way, have you seen this? earth.google.com/web/data=Mj8KPQo7CiExcnlDNFB3S05NZHNJUXE4aHlYTXVjTDF4Ry1GSTlXaUsSFgoUMDUxRDczQzNCNzE1QjFBMjdBQjc Tracking Keats's last days in England on Google Earth, v. poignant!
Hi Jim, new video with more on Keats, The First Fab Four' is now out - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how Keats challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship. Hope you enjoy!
The evergreen poet
Thanks for commenting and liking. There's a new video with more about Keats, 'The First Fab Four', now online! The trailer is at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Hope you enjoy!
There's now more on Keats and his relationship with Byron, Shelley and Leigh Hunt in 'The First Fab Four' at thefirstfabfour.co.uk
Best, John
Thanks a lot.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More on Keats and his relationship to other Romantics (with a Beatles comparison thrown in!) at ruclips.net/video/H5mNeOsZk6s/видео.html
VERY NICE
Thanks
Hi Sajjad, new video with more about Keats, 'The First Fab Four', now out. The trailer is at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Hope you enjoy!
His name was writ in water
More about Keats in new video 'The First Fab Four' - trailer at ruclips.net/video/5DcPGvWVRKY/видео.html Includes a bit more about how he challenged the prevailing poetic styles and the Byron/Keats relationship.
There's now more on Keats and his relationship with Byron, Shelley and Leigh Hunt in 'The First Fab Four' at thefirstfabfour.co.uk
Best, John
@@pathfinderaudio Thanks John
So he did not drown??
That was Shelley !
That was Shelley...
PB Shelley
Was tuburculosis due to environmental issues from the industrial revolution?
Hi Carole, Thanks for listening in and for query. Am told that his TB wasn't to do with pollution etc as it developed from a bug possibly contracted when he was nursing his brother Tom. Keats's Mum also died from TB and Keats's immune system was probably fatally weakened when travelling in Scotland. Best, John
@@pathfinderaudio thank you John for your thoughtful reply. I’m so thankful for this series as I revisit my college days of studying g the five great English romantic poets.
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