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‘Poetry should be great & unobtrusive, a thing which enters into one's soul’
200 years ago #otd in 1821, John Keats died in Rome aged just 25.
Follow #keats200 @Keats_Shelley @KeatsHouse @KeatsLetters for news marking his incredible life & talent today #Romantics200 #OnThisDay
Keats's poem 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' was published 200 years ago in May 1820 (specifically May 10, so 200 years this Sunday!). To celebrate, @KeatsHouse will present some online lectures to mark the occasion. Full details on our Blog https://t.co/nZqsDzn9S3 #Keats200
'Let Prometheus be printed without delay. You will receive the additions, which Mrs. S. is now transcribing, in a few days. It has already been read to many persons. My Prometheus is the best thing I ever wrote.'
- Percy Bysshe Shelley in a letter 200 years ago in December 1819
Not long now until @frankenreads around the world on 31 October! Read our Q&A series with participants to hear about what various institutions are doing to mark the event, & tweet us any more details of events so we can share. #MaryShelley #Romantics200 https://t.co/cq295af6sY
#tbt: “I would be free down to my very rhymes,” from the Preface to Hunt’s Rimini (pub #OTD, 1816). But you’ll not find the quote in print. Clarice Short examines Hunt’s manuscripts, revisions, & creative process in #KSJ (1972/73) https://t.co/5cgPr8htuu