COMING TO POETRY: AN ODE Liz Lochhead
‘My joy forever? My truth and terror too.’
Liz Lochhead reads ‘Coming to Poetry: An Ode’ at the Keats-Shelley House. The poem reflects on the author’s teenage discovery of Keats during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was first published in our #KeatsShelley200 anthology Odes for John Keats.
The Footsteps of John Keats in Naples: A Presentation by Professor Nicholas Roe in the Bay of Naples
On 7 May 2022 we hosted an event in Naples as part of our Keats-Shelley200 programme to commemorate the bicentenaries of the deaths of Keats and Shelley in Italy. The event included a concert as well as this a presentation by Keats biographer Professor Nicholas Roe on the poet's time in the city in November 1820.
The Keats-Shelley House is a museum dedicated to the second generation English romantic poets who lived in, and were inspired by, Italy, and housed in the final home of John Keats, who died there in 1821. For more information about the House visit our website: https://ksh.roma.it/
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The latest immersive video story from the Keats-Shelley House produced by 313 film production will be premiered on 8 July 2022.
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See our last video story on Shelley in Rome here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQDWebquUyk
Keats-Shelley200: 'Shelley in Rome' - A Video Story with Immersive Sound
#KeatsShelley200 #KS200 #Shelley200
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On Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 6 p.m. we'll premiere Shelley in Rome, a video story directed by Giulio Boato and produced for the Keats-Shelley House by 313 film production.
A psychogeographical take on Percy Bysshe Shelley's time in Rome, the video explores the poet's relationship with the Eternal City and brings the past back to life through evocative visuals and 3-dimensional audio. Shelley in Rome illustrates key moments from the twilight of Shelley's life and explores the locations in Rome that drove his creativity. The narration of the story revolves around his three masterpieces that were inspired by his time in the city: Prometheus Unbound, The Cenci, and Adonais, his elegy on the death of John Keats.
Shelley in Rome is the second immersive video story by the Keats-Shelley House and follows The Death of Keats, which was premiered on 23rd February 2021 to mark the bicentenary of Keats’s death in Rome. The premiere of Shelley in Rome marks the start of the Keats-Shelley House's plans to commemorate the bicentenary of Shelley's death in Italy on 8th July 2022. You can read more about the Shelley programme here: https://bit.ly/3rajPZH
Shelley in Rome is best enjoyed with headphones in order to enjoy the panoramic sounds of Rome past and present.
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Il 1° dicembre 2021 presenteremo in anteprima "Shelley in Rome", una video storia immersiva diretta da Giulio Boato e prodotta dalla Keats-Shelley House per la 313 film production.
Shelley in Rome esplora il rapporto di Shelley con la Città Eterna offrendo un approccio psicogeografico e ridà vita al passato attraverso effetti speciali sbalorditivi e un audio panoramico, tridimensionale. Shelley in Rome investiga momenti chiave dell'ultimo periodo della vita di Shelley, contestualizzandoli all’interno della città con l’ausilio dei tre capolavori da lui composti durante la sua residenza romana: Il Prometeo liberato,
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight: an evening of poetry and readings at Sir John Soane’s Museum
#KeatsByCandlelight
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of the Keats-Shelley 200 programme.
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so movingly presented by these young, talented performers.
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Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (Ode to a Nightingale)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (The Eve of St Agnes)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (The Eve of St Agnes Part 2)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (On First Looking into Chapman's Homer)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (A Reading of Letters)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (Bright Star)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (This Living Hand)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (Keats's Letters to F***y Brawne)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (Ode on a Grecian Urn)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (Endymion)
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so mo
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (Tom Introduces Keats)
#KeatsByCandlelight
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (To Autumn)
#KeatsByCandlelight
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of our Keats-Shelley 200 programme. See the trailer and introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiFPJ8HeA0
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and
Book Launch - On He Flared: Essays on Four Letters of John Keats by Susan J. Wolfson
Copies of On He Flared can be purchased from our online shop here: https://ksh.roma.it/shop/products/121
Join us for a celebration of John Keats, who was born on this day in 1795, as we launch our latest book with a series of readings from Keats's letters by Fred Fergus at the Keats-Shelley House in Rome.
On He Flared: Essays on Four Letters of John Keats by Susan J. Wolfson will be published by the Keats-Shelley House on 31 October to coincide with John Keats’s birthday. To mark the occasion and launch the book join us for a virtual event on 31 October in the form of a reading of selections from Keats’s letters explored in the book. Keats-Shelley200 actor Fred Fergus will read from Keats's bedroom and we'll hear a specially recorded message from the author.
The book has been designed entirely in-house and printed in Rome. All proceeds from sales will go directly to the upkeep of the Keats-Shelley House.
Friends of the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association and members of the Keats-Shelley Association of America may write directly to [email protected] to get their copies with a 30% discount.
"Keats’s poet-autobiography, The Fall of Hyperion, breaks off at the words “on he flared”, about a god who, having seen the fall of brother gods to mortality, knows his doom, yet meets it with fierce resistance. Here are four of Keats’s letters showing the man and the craftsman embracing life’s energies with death on a too-near horizon: on he flared." (Susan J. Wolfson, Professor of English, Princeton University.)
“Susan J. Wolfson is among the most perceptive, witty, and engaging of Keats’s numerous interpreters, and this collection of essays about four letters by Keats is the perfect introduction to his life and times.” (Duncan Wu, Raymond Wagner Professor in Literary Studies, Georgetown University)
“Sharp, shrewd, and smart – in this volume Susan Wolfson engages brilliantly with John Keats’s greatest letters, attentive to his verbal gen
Keats-Shelley200: Keats by Candlelight (La Belle Dame Sans Merci)
#KeatsByCandlelight
On 6 and 7 September 2021 Sir John Soane’s Museum in London hosted three performances of ‘Keats by Candlelight’ over two consecutive evenings as part of the Keats-Shelley 200 programme.
Visitors were treated to a memorable celebration of the poetry of John Keats accompanied by readings of letters to and from his family, skilfully presented by actors dressed in costumes of the Regency period. As visitors moved through the evocative spaces housing Sir John Soane’s unique collection of classical vases and statuary, Keats himself, his fiancé F***y Brawne, his sister-in-law Georgiana and sister F***y were re-created to entertain and delight the audience.
Each performance was preceded by a reception with refreshments and introductions by Giuseppe Albano, Curator of the Keats-Shelley House, and Keats-Shelley 200 Producer and KSMA Trustee, Joe Bates, before setting off into the candlelit recesses of the Museum. In the Breakfast Room actor Tom Palmer introduced some of Keats’s more sensual enthusiasms such as claret and succulent fruit, before leading us towards The Dome where we were treated to some enduring favourites such as the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’, ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’.
In the Monk’s Parlour there was a change of pace as Fred Fergus recited ‘The Eve of St Agnes’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ and other works reflecting Keats’s fascination with Gothically-inspired, writings of the Medieval period. The melancholy and haunting ‘To Autumn’ echoed around the room as we progressed upstairs.
In the lovely Drawing Rooms of the Museum, John Keats, played by Harry Lloyd Yorke and Polly Edsell read some of the poet’s lighter verses and explored elements of his life through letters to his fiancée and family members. This was a journey imbued with the emotions of joy, romance, sadness and final tragedy, so movingly presented by these young, talented performers.
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The Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Writing Prizes 2021 Winners Announcement by Simon Barnes
The winners of 2021’s Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Writing Prizes will be announced today at 8 p.m. in Rome (7 p.m. in London).
The virtual prize-giving will be hosted by our Prize Chair Simon Barnes – the acclaimed sports journalist, nature-writer and author of books about everything from Hong Kong to The Meaning of Birds.
We would like to send extra special thanks to our amazing Judging Panel – Professors Sharon Ruston and Simon Bainbridge for the essays, Professor Deryn Rees-Jones and Will Kemp for the poems.
We also want to thank and congratulate everyone who entered 2021’s Prize. Inspired by the bicentenary of John Keats’s death, we have spent a lot of the past year wondering how poetry can help us confront, understand and if possible overcome adversity. Reading your work, whether poems or prose, gave us enormous pleasure and considerable hope during these dark times. We hope that the challenge of writing them did something similar.
The theme of 2021’s Poetry Prizes is ‘Writ in Water’. Our inspiration is John Keats’s gravestone in Rome, whose epitaph reads: ‘Here lies one whose name was writ in water.’ The 2021 Young Romantics Prize is part of our wider KS200 programme, commemorating the bicentenary of John Keats’s death, aged just 25, on 23rd February 1821.
Essayists could write about any aspect of the writing and/or lives of the Romantics and their circles.
For any questions regarding the 2021 Prize please email us: [email protected]
Bright Star
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F***y Brawne, John Keats's fiancée and muse was born #onthisday in 1800. F***y and Keats met in 1818 in Hampstead, at Wentworth Place, now known as Keats House. Although initially quite critical towards her, Keats fell in love and they secretly got engaged in December 1819. Unfortunately, soon afterwards Keats fell ill with tuberculosis and in September 1820 left F***y and England for Italy, hoping to recover from the disease in a milder climate. Keats eventually died on 23 February 1821 and requested that all the letters he received from F***y were buried with him. F***y went into deep mourning for six years and remained unknown to the general public until 1878, when an edition of Keats's love letters to her was published.
To celebrate this anniversary, we'd like to share with you this reading of Bright Star, the poem which Keats dedicated to F***y, by actor Julian Sands here at the Keats-Shelley House in September 2020.
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F***y Brawne, la fidanzata e musa di John Keats nacque in questo giorno del 1800. F***y e Keats si incontrarono nel 1818 ad Hampstead, a Wentworth Place, ora conosciuta come Keats House. Anche se inizialmente piuttosto critico nei suoi confronti, Keats finì per innamorarsi di lei e nel dicembre 1819 si fidanzarono in gran segretezza. Sfortunatamente, poco dopo Keats si ammalò di tubercolosi e nel settembre 1820 lasciò F***y e l'Inghilterra per l'Italia, sperando di guarire dalla malattia in un clima più mite. Keats alla fine morì il 23 febbraio 1821 e chiese che tutte le lettere che aveva ricevuto da F***y fossero sepolte con lui. F***y rimase in lutto per sei anni e restò sconosciuta al grande pubblico fino al 1878, quando venne pubblicata un'edizione delle lettere d'amore che Keats le aveva scritto.
Per celebrare questo anniversario, vorremmo condividere con voi questa lettura di Bright Star, la poesia che Keats dedicò a F***y, interpretata dall'attore Julian Sands qui alla Keats-Shel
Panoramic Tour
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Would you like to visit the Keats-Shelley House but are unable to travel to Rome at the moment?
Now you can visit the museum remotely from the comfort of your home through our online Panoramic Tour of the House with a Live Guide.
The tour is designed to be enjoyed in the presence of one of our expert guides, who will lead you through the rooms of the House and answer your questions. Participants will be able to explore the museum including the apartment where John Keats died in 1821 and other rooms dedicated to Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Lord Byron, as well as our beautiful library.
👉 👉 And if you book the Tour by 24 December 2021 you will be able to enter the museum for free on your next visit to Rome. Simply keep your e-ticket code and present it to the staff at the museum ticket shop when you visit. 👈 👈
Watch this quick preview. For more info and to book your Tour click on the link below:
https://ksh.roma.it/panoramic-tour
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Vi piacerebbe visitare la Casa di Keats-Shelley ma al momento non potete viaggiare fino a Roma?
Adesso potete visitare il museo a distanza dalla comodità di casa vostra attraverso il nostro Tour panoramico e online della Casa accompagnati da una guida dal vivo.
La visita si svolgerà in presenza di una delle nostre guide esperte, che vi condurrà attraverso le stanze della Casa e risponderà alle vostre domande. I partecipanti potranno esplorare il museo, che comprende l'appartamento dove morì John Keats nel 1821 e altre stanze dedicate a Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley e Lord Byron, oltre che alla nostra bellissima biblioteca.
👉 👉 E se prenotate il Tour entro il 24 dicembre 2021 potrete entrare gratuitamente al museo in occasione della vostra prossima visita a Roma. Vi basterà conservare il vostro codice e-ticket e presentarlo al personale della biglietteria del museo al momento della visita. 👈 👈
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The view from Keats's room
'BRIGHT STAR' KEATS-SHELLEY 200 CONCERT
