Drawing on old maps, contemporary drawings and paintings, portraits and other archive material, the excellent Famous Authors series not only presents a factual outline of the writers lives, but also conveys a clear visual... more » picture of the social and historical background to their writing. Recommended for all ages. THE GOOD BOOK GUIDEProbably the most talented of the English romantic poets, John Keats was highly prolific. Born in London, Keats parents died during his childhood. He gave up practicing medicine to become a poet, but did use these skills in nursing his brother Tom, who died of tuberculosis. He was known for the biographical value of his poems and for his philosophic insights.Keats published his first poems between 1818 and 1819. Some of these works include To Autumn, The Eve of St. Agnes and Ode to a Nightingale. He died in Rome of tuberculosis at the age of 26.Major Works: Endymion (1817), The Eve of St. Agnes (1819), The Fall of Hyperion (1817), Isabella (1819), Lamia (1819), La Belle Dame sans Merci (1819), Ode on Indolence (1819), Ode on Melancholy (1819), Ode to a Nightingale (1819), On First Looking onto Chapman's Homer (1816), To Autumn (1819), Otho the Great (Play) (1819), Ode on a Grecian Urn (1819)« less
Actor:John Keats Director:Malcolm Hossick Genres:Documentary Sub-Genres:Biography Studio:Kultur Video Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 11/13/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 0hr 30min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English