Isabella; or The Pot of Basil E-book
Author: John Keats
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Keats, John (1795-1821) - Widely regarded as the most talented of the
English romantic poets, Keats, whose work was poorly received during his
lifetime, could not have foreseen his later recognition. Ironically, he
wrote for his own epitaph: "Here lies one whose name was writ in water."
Isabella; or The Pot of Basil (1818) - A narrative poem that adapts a story
from Boccaccio's Decameron in which Isabel's two brothers murder Lorenzo,
whom she loves. Opening line: Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel! ...
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