Poetry analysis: Ode on a Grecian Urn, by John Keats 13 Articles

by Kerry Michael Wood

The richness of intellectual and emotional appeal of Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn" prohibit wasting words on the author's biography and the mechanics of his prosody. All commentary should attempt recapitulation of the imp...read more

by Karen Yvonne

We can't be sure of what John Keats had in mind when he wrote "Ode on a Grecian Urn", but we know that he was inspired by its beauty. It is believed he wrote the poem in 1819 after visiting an exhibition of Greek artifact...read more

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by Geraldine Bivens

"Ode to a Grecian Urn," composed in 1819 by John Keats, presents a philosophy in which artistic beauty outweighs historical considerations in the appreciation and understanding of an artwork. This poem extols the virtues ...read more

by Sarah Huth

John Keats (1795-1821) is known for his almost tragic descriptions of beauty and love; he was the epitome of what many of us think of when we hear the world "poet" today. His own feelings for the infamous Fanny Brawne, the...read more

by Alisa Trumann

Ode on a Grecian Urn is one of the five great odes that John Keats (1795- 1821), an English poet that was part of the Romantic Movement, wrote in 1819. The odes, in the order written, were about psyche, nightingale, Grecia...read more

by MJ Suttor

Required as a college student to read "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats, the poem appeared to hav eno relevance to my young adult experience. I wondered Who in his right mind would write about a Grecian urn and even wo...read more

by Radhamani Sarma

Ode to a Grecian urn by John Keats.(1795-1821). John Keats, the pre eminent Romantic poet was born on Oct 29, 1795 in London, England. Ode to a Grecian Urn' is one of the remarkably great five odes written by Keats, ...read more

by Ann Johnstone

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." When a poet, no matter how famous, makes an absolute statement such as the above, he leaves himself open to criticism. John K...read more

by Colette Georgii

Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats: An Analysis In his poem, Ode on a Grecian Urn, John Keats first describes the scene on the Urn and wonders whom the people or gods are. With the word Sylvan he describes a forest or ...read more

by Johnette Loefgren

Best known for the line,"A thing of beauty is a joy forever."John Keats pursues this line of reasoning once more in Ode on a Grecian Urn.In this poem,an unknown narrator comes upon an ancient urn which captures his imagina...read more

by Noleen Wyatt-Jones

Ode on a Grecian Urn was written by one of the most prolific of the Romantic Poets, John Keats, in 1819 and was first published in January 1820. Structurally the Ode is a form of Lyric poem and is divided into the Strophe,...read more

by Laura Caldwell

Perhaps one of his most debated poems by scholars and poetry critics alike, John Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is an evoking work that captures the passion and lush beauty of the imagery frozen on an inanimate object a Gre...read more

by Cicely Richard

John Keats wrote "Ode to a Grecian Urn" about an imaginary urn and three images he sees on the urn. The scenes are about revelry and sex, a piper and a lover's pursuit of a fair maid, and a sacrificial ritual. All the scen...read more