Monday, July 28, 2008

Audio: "Ode on Melancholy"


A couple of separate references to John Keats today led me to revisit "Ode on Melancholy." I'm not the biggest Keats fan, but this is an exceptionally fine poem.
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3 comments:

  1. Brenda SchmidtJuly 29, 2008 at 7:30 AM

    Fine indeed.

    Keats and Crane both died young, I see. Yeesh.

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  2. Finn HarvorJuly 29, 2008 at 4:29 PM

    This poem gives me a shiver every time I read/hear it. Have always wondered why "Ode on a Grecian Urn" receives more play.

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  3. Zachariah WellsJuly 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM

    I think it's the aphoristic quotability of "truth is beauty" etc. Most people who quote it don't understand it very well, I think.

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