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He was inspired to write the poem after reading two articles by English artist and writer Benjamin Haydon. Through his awareness of other writings in this field and his first-hand acquaintance with the Elgin Marbles, Keats perceived the idealism and representation of Greek virtues in classical Greek art, and his poem draws upon these insights.
In line 10, the narrator uses the word "Phidian" again as a reference to the Elgin marbles, whose creation was thought to have been overseen by Phidias, a Grecian artist. [14] As the poem progresses, the narrator begins to discuss the intrusion upon his indolence by the figures of Love, Ambition, and Poesy, and he suggests that the images have ...
The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / ELG-in) [1] [2] are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London.
The British Museum said ‘constructive discussions’ are continuing to be had over the possible return of the artefacts to Greece.
The Greek prime minister has pushed for the return of the marbles, saying the current situation is like the Mona Lisa painting being cut in half.
On Seeing the Elgin Marbles (1817) On The Story of Rimini (1817) To Leigh Hunt, Esq. (1817) On the Sea (1817) What the Thrush Said (1818) To a Cat (1818) On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again (1818) When I Have Fears (1818) To a Lady Seen for a Few Moments at Vauxhall (1818) To Spenser (1818) To the Nile (1818) Blue! 'Tis the Life of ...
COMMENT: Call him snippy, call him stupid, but Sunak was right to snub the Greek PM, writes Emily Sheffield. Better that than agree to loaning him the marbles – and falling into Osborne’s PR ...
The poet Gabriele Tinti has composed a series of poems for ancient works of art, including the Boxer at Rest, the Discobolus, the Arundel Head, the Ludovisi Gaul, the Victorious Youth, [10] the Farnese Hercules, the Hercules by Scopas, [11] the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, the Barberini Faun, the Doryphoros.