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John Keats visited the British Museum in 1817, recording his feelings in the sonnet titled "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles". Some lines of his "Ode on a Grecian Urn" are also thought to have been inspired by his visit to the Elgin Marbles. [73] [75] William Wordsworth also viewed the marbles and commented favourably on their aesthetics in a letter ...
Keats was aware of other works on classical Greek art, and had first-hand exposure to the Elgin Marbles, all of which reinforced his belief that classical Greek art was idealistic and captured Greek virtues, which forms the basis of the poem. "Ode on a Grecian Urn" was not well received by contemporary critics.
He may have recalled his experience with the Elgin Marbles [10] and their influence on his sonnet "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles". [11] Keats was also exposed to the Townley, Borghese, and Holland House vases and to the classical treatment of subjects in Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy. Many contemporary essays and articles on these ...
Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on Jan. 9, 2023. ... A painting purchased at a garage sale for $50 may actually be an original ...
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The British Museum said ‘constructive discussions’ are continuing to be had over the possible return of the artefacts to Greece.
The story centres on John Keats' first visit to see the Elgin Marbles, as the guest of Haydon, where they unexpectedly encounter the Greek gods Athena, Hephaestus, and Apollo. The play is set at a time when Keats was still an unknown, under the mentorship of Haydon. The premiere performance was 6 November 2008.
COMMENT: Call him snippy, call him stupid, but Sunak was right to snub the Greek PM, writes Emily Sheffield. Better that than agree to loaning him the marbles – and falling into Osborne’s PR ...