Book I
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Book I is the opening section of John Keats’s long narrative poem "Endymion," introducing the shepherd-hero and the central themes of idealized love and beauty.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetic book
ⓘ
section of a poem ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Greek myth of Endymion ⓘ |
| associatedTheme | conflict between earthly life and visionary experience ⓘ |
| author | John Keats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
beauty
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escapism ⓘ idealized love ⓘ imagination ⓘ the relationship between beauty and truth ⓘ |
| contains |
extended meditation on beauty
ⓘ
hymn to Pan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
consolation offered by beauty
ⓘ
power of poetic imagination ⓘ tension between ideal and real ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Endymion (mythological shepherd)
NERFINISHED
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Peona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| genre | narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasFamousQuotation | A thing of beauty is a joy for ever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Endymion (mythological shepherd) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
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extended simile ⓘ mythological allusion ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| metre | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
introduction of hero
ⓘ
statement of thematic premise ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| openingLine | A thing of beauty is a joy for ever ⓘ |
| openingMotto | A thing of beauty is a joy for ever ⓘ |
| partOf | Endymion (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNumberOfBooks | 4 ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first book ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1818 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book II (Endymion)
NERFINISHED
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Book III (Endymion) NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV (Endymion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | John Keats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early career of John Keats ⓘ |
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