ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

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Who is this very famous English Romantic Poet?
A
Lord Byron
B
John Keats
C
P.B. Shelley
D
William Wordsworth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Keats was an English Romantic lyric poet whose verse is known for its vivid imagery and great sensuous appeal. His reputation grew after his early death, and he was greatly admired in the Victorian Age.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Keats is one of greatest Romantic poets, best known for works such as ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’.

Detailed explanation-4: -When reference is made to Romantic verse, the poets who generally spring to mind are William Blake (1757-1827), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron (1788-1824), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) and John Keats (1795-1821).

Detailed explanation-5: -William Wordsworth: The Major Works. by Stephen Gill (editor) Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works. by H. J. Jackson (Editor) Willam Blake: Selected Poetry. by Nicholas Shrimpton & William Blake. Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works. John Keats: The Major Works. 18-Jul-2016

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