John Keats: 'The vale of soul making'

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Keats famously called the world not a “vale of tears, but The Vale of Soul-making… A School instituted for the purpose of teaching little children to read…I will call the Child able to read, the Soul made from that School.” To illuminate Keats’ pursuit, we shall consider a representative selection of his poetry and letters, reflecting on how their creative insights can illuminate our own experience and aspirations.

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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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- Demonstrate insight into how Keats explored metaphysical and transcendental issues in poetry and prose
- Appreciate the evolution of Keats’ thinking and style
- Identify how Keats’ life and circumstances influenced his work.

No. You will be provided with photocopies of the poems to be studied. Bring a pen and paper.

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  • Poetry
  • Poems
  • School

Course programme

We shall discuss extracts from poems representative of Keats’ short but intense career, beginning with ‘Sleep and Poetry’ and concluding with the unfinished ‘Hyperion’ poems. Extracts from relevant letters will be considered alongside the poems.

Teacher explanation; group discussion. TUTOR BIOGRAPHY: Peter Brennan is a poet, and was for many years Head of English at The Latymer School, Edmonton. He founded Visionary Company courses in 2005, and is Editor-in-Chief of Perdika Press.

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