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John Keats - a Youth Elect
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The Legacy of John Lennon in the Words of the Fans Who Love Him
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2005
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Two Spirits Dancing
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The Palladium Secret
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2013
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Video Interview on its way
I'm putting the final touches to a brief video interview in which I propose my book, John Keats - a Youth Elect, reveals Keats as a Classical poet, not a Romantic poet. Once you see that, you cannot unsee it - it is only in works like To Autumn, that the Romantic shines through - the rest of his work, he is on a quest in pursuit of enlightenment and love. He is therefore the Classical hero, explor
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