ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -According to John Keats a thing of beauty is a joy of forever. It is a constant source of happiness and pleasure. Its loveliness increases every moment. It will never pass into nothingness.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Keats says that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. He says that the essence of beauty is a source of eternal peace on our mind by the mere thought of it. A thing of beauty never fade away, it will never pass into nothingness.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poem is based on a Greek legend, in which Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd and poet who lived on Mount Latmos, had a vision of Cynthia, the Moon Goddess. The enchanted youth resolved to seek her out and so wandered away through the forest and down under the sea. What pleasure does a beautiful thing give us?

Detailed explanation-4: -The title is a reference to John Keats’ 1818 poem, Endymion, which begins with “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."