How Poets of the Eighteenth Century Handled Love - 2802 Words

How Poets of the Eighteenth Century Handled Love Love is one of the strongest emotions a person can feel and although it is by far the most beautiful and rewarding sensation a human can experience. It by far is the most difficult emotion to deal with and understand. Poets through their writing help us reconcile our own experiences with love. Poets are infamous for expressing emotions such as pain, love and passions associated with this emotion we call ‘love.’ They allow us an outlet to experience and express love. Eighteenth century poets: Robert Frost, Emily Dickerson, John Keats and Edgar Allen Poe were infamous for their poetic contributions to the literary world; because of their extraordinary gifts of expression we are able to†¦show more content†¦Calling the romantic verse of Hunts literary circle the Cockney school of poetry, Blackwoods declared Endymion to be nonsense and recommended that Keats give up poetry. Shelley, who privately disliked Endymion but recognized Keatss genius, wrote a more favorable review, but it was never published. Shelley also exaggerated the effect that the criticism had on Keats, attributing his declining health over the following years to a spirit broken by the negative reviews (Symons 299-305). Although Keats’s declining health was attributed to tuberculosis, I believe it is possible a broken spirit and broken heart played a part in his death as well. Despite the fact that Keats was such a great writer, he didn’t get recognized for being the profoundly brilliant writer he was until after his death from tuberculosis at the tender age of 26. Of his many writings, I appreciate his eloquent expression in his letters as well as his poetry. In a letter to his sweetheart to Fanny Brawne, dated March 1820; Keats wrote: Sweetest Fanny, You fear. Sometimes, I do not love you so much as you wish? My dear Girl I love you ever and ever and without reserve. 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