At one point in John Keats' life as a romantic poet, all his disappointments started catching up with him. Keats contracted tuberculosis after finally finishing his hard work at medical school. He had contracted the fatal disease from his brother Tom, who died from it. Keats then fell in love wi...

Philosophy in the Life of Percy Shelley Thesis: There was no end to the apparent contradictions of personal philosophy versus popular culture, and what Shelley actually accomplished in his short life. Shelley was cognoscente of this contradiction, as can be seen in his Preface to The Revolt o...

John Keats and His Many Works Some say Percy Bysshe Shelly gave the most to the Romanticism period. Others think William Woodsworth led the pack. The majority of poetry lovers, however, rule in that John Keats and any other poet has not surpassed his work, especially at such a young age. ...