Ode to a Nightingale-John Keats

[beradification]

best by far, keats is a legend

[THEMEVENTS]

this is the best of the three Ive listened to on You tube

[jockdoubleday]

great reading! some minor points:

"amid the alien corn" not "among the alien corn"

"But, in embalmed darkness" not "But, in the embalmed darkness"

"No hungry generations tread" not "No hungry generation tread"

("forth" omission comment above also noted:)

[thibautadavy]

One of my two favorite readings of this poem. The other being Ben Whishaw's in Bright Star.

Congratulations, sincerely!

[TheLassie5]

The following lines were most likely written in memory of Keat's 19-year-old brother's death to TB. Keats was his sole nurse and caregiver and his brother died in his arms. This poem was written the following spring.

Where palsy shakes a few, sad, last gray hairs, Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies; Where but to think is to be full of sorrow And leaden-eyed despairs,

[bretskiki]

...can i have a question pls!!

..which lines reflect keat's deep bitterness??

...can you pls answer it.

[HurricaneHeidi]

I believe the following lines reflect keat's bitterness at his terminal condition - seems he must have been in a hospital:

"The weariness, the fever, and the fret

Here, where men sit and hear each other groan;

Where palsy shakes a few, sad, last gray hairs, Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies; Where but to think is to be full of sorrow And leaden-eyed despairs,

Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes, Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow. "

[HurricaneHeidi]

He seems to be describing a hospital, and reflecting on his having no future to look forward to. He died of tuberculosis so young... at the age of only 25.

[cool2kitty]

@bretskiki In addition to the lines quoted by HurricaneHeidi, I believe the following lines reflect bitterness:

"Adieu! the fancy cannot cheat so well/ As she is fam’d to do, deceiving elf."

[keepthemusicplaying0]

Just beautiful, thank you!!

[waasapanin]

a lovely reading of a lovely poem.

[ihvhadni]

A nice reading, although with a couple of mistakes, one of which should have read: "While thou art pouring *forth* thy soul abroad". Having said that, I chose to add this version to my playlist above the other two I listened to because one was too upbeat and jolly for the mood of the poem and the other was too drawn-out and whiney, lacking the underlying sense of optimism he conveys.

[JustAudio2008]

Thanks for comment -you would make a good Producer!

in almost 20years - you are the only person to notice the missing word.Not any of us did.Sometimes,when working on poem after poem ( like a Henry Ford production Line ) it happens the odd slip gets through.( or missed if this was one of many takes -or even sometimes not on our script version) ( sometimes even book copies vary in text )

Glad you liked it & thanks

[vanitysadeparis]

@ihvhadni I'm impressed! And, that rarely happens! ;)

[khyamhafz]

I like very much to listen to "Audio Theater".

[ILILA]

I really like this.

Thanks for sharing ;)