Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode on a Grecian Urn was written by John Keats in May 1819. It is one of the ‘Great Odes’ of 1819, along with ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ Keats was inspired to write the poem after reading two articles by English artist and writer Benjamin Haydon. He perceived the idealism and representation of Greek virtues in classical Greek art. The...