On First Looking into Chapman's Homer John Keats - 1795-1821
Much have I traveled in the realms of gold And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet never did I breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific—and all his men Looked at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien.
Keats read by a miscellany, old and new. The final item is a dramatized version of the Eve of St Agnes from the bbc. Kindly seed.
Poetry of John Keats - 1 - SamuelWestetalia Poetry of John Keats - 2 - MarkRylance Poetry of John Keats - 3 - Ralph Richardson Poetry of John Keats - 4 - Lamia - Joseph&Emmerson,bbc2010 Poetry of John Keats - 5 - Eve of St Agnes, bbc Poetry of John Keats - 6 - Hodder Headline Audio Poetry of John Keats - 7 - Hyperion Excerpts Poetry of John Keats - 8 - Miscellany 1
|