Date of Award
2000
Document Type
Honors Thesis (Colby Access Only)
Department
Colby College. English Dept.
Advisor(s)
Ted Underwood
Abstract
In this paper, I propose that Keats's aspirations into the world of the privileged were futile, for in the course of his struggle, Keats's attempt to transcend the social class structure culminated only in personal frustration with the outside world, disdain for the aristocratic class that refuses to accept him, and ultimately, a growing ambivalence for the realm of poetry that had become saturated with class ideals and class-codedness. As a member of the working class, Keats simply could not transcend his pre-determined class status.
Keywords
materialism, aristocratic, struggle, poetry
Recommended Citation
Hamel, Karrie, "John Keats and the Flight from Class Identity" (2000). Honors Theses. Paper 1113.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/honorstheses/1113
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