Lamia - Keats Flashcards
What are the characters in Lamia an allegory for?
Keats’ Life:
Lamia - Fanny Brawne - Poetry Imagination
Lycius - John Keats - Poet
Apollonius - Charles Brown - Reason/Science
What is Lamia in classical mythology?
A mythical creature w/a body of a woman and snake that preys on children and sucks out their blood
What AoT are present?
Inevitability (of downfall) - relationship between L&L is based on illusion, social pressure of the relationship, dream V reality
Victim/Villain - Lycius and Lamia can be considered as both, they don’t have a set ‘role’ BUT Apollonius is certain presented as the villain
Treatment of Women - Lamia and the nymph, Lamia and Lycius in Pt2
Isolation - Lamia in snake form, initial isolation of the relationship from society
How is Sensual Indulgence shown?
Objects describe and beauty of language Keats uses celebrates the idealistic relationship between L&L; the belief that love can transcend the harshness of reality
some demon’s mistress…
or the demon’s self
L57
playing the…
womans part
I took…
compassion on her
Lamia
she loved…
the tyranny
Do not all charms fly…
at the mere touch of cold philosophy
Apollonius
Lycius’ arms were…
empty of delight
Labyrinth…
you here
Lycius
philosophy will…
clip an angel’s wings
nothing but…
pain and ugliness were left
she was a…
gordian shape of dazzling hue
she could never win his…
foolish heart from it’s mad pompousness
