"Lamia" by John Keats is a Romantic poem that dives into love, change, and the clash between dreams and reality. It introduces us to Hermes, a god searching for a nymph, and Lamia, a serpent magically turned into a woman who longs for the love of a man named Lycius. After changing form, Lamia wins Lycius's heart, and they live in paradise until a philosopher, Apollonius, reveals Lamia's true identity. This exposure breaks the spell, turning Lamia back into a serpent and causing Lycius to die of a broken heart. The poem shows how easily love can be destroyed and how cruel reality can be when it crushes our most cherished fantasies.
Lamia
By John Keats
A serpent's dream of love turns into a heartbreaking tragedy when reality unveils its cruel face, destroying both love and life.
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About the AuthorJohn Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along 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. They were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death. By the end of the century, he was placed in the canon of English literature, strongly influencing many writers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1888 called one ode "one of the final masterpieces".
John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along 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. They were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death. By the end of the century, he was placed in the canon of English literature, strongly influencing many writers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1888 called one ode "one of the final masterpieces".
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