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WHAT DO KEATS’ POEMS SHOW ABOUT HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD ART?
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WHAT DO KEATS' POEMS SHOW ABOUT HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD ART? In order to be able to comprehend John Keats attitude toward art it is highly important to be aware of what he considers art to be. If it's true art, it is certainly very beautiful and not heading toward becoming any worse in the future since "a thing of beauty is a joy for ever" ( Endymion: A poetic Romance). Art is simply frozen in time. However, a piece of art can not be taken as wonderful unless it has been adored by numerous people over a very long period of time. Since Keats tends to be focused on images, pictures and symbols he pays most of his attention to paintings, architecture or sculptures. Basically, he obviously prefers stable physical art he can sense with his eyes and hands rather than music or dance that simply disappear after...
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