KEATS Flashcards
1
Q
What class was Keats born into?
A
Lower/middle class in London
2
Q
When was the war with France and how did it affect Keats?
A
- War w France- 1793-1815
- Means that he witnessed widespread poverty during the wartime and was born into politically turbulent times.
3
Q
When was the Peterloo massacre?
A
- 1819
4
Q
Describe the Peterloo massacre
A
- around 50,000 members of the working class protested against the political system
- 400 injured
- 11 killed
5
Q
What was his outlook on art and life?
A
- He believed in the dual nature of life.
- He thought that artists should NOT look at life from one perspective because of its’ dual nature.
6
Q
What were his views on Christianity?
A
- He rejected that Jesus could offer salvation
- He thought that suffering had no purpose
- He said Christianity was ‘dying like an out burnt lamp’
7
Q
What were his views on Immortality?
A
- Believed in an immortal soul
- Life– ‘vale of soul-making’ in preparation for next life
- He doubted immortality closer to death
