AESTHETIC AND REALITY: PERPETUAL REALISM IN THE ART OF JOHN KEATS
Abstract
This article examines the way Keats uses aesthetic in his poetry through the analysis of his poetic methods and forms that seem to allow or support the creation of new perceptions of what is beautiful, knowledgeable, and real. These perceptions—although they are a mixture created based on ancient (Platonic) and eighteenth-century (Kantian) philosophy about what is Real and Reality—also impressively lie on an agreement with a contemporary subset of Speculative Realism. The theoretical orientation of Object-Oriented Ontology and much of the poesy of John Keats share an enduring exploration of the aesthetic object as an enticing experience of understanding the nature of reality. The exploration of the aesthetic element in Keats’ poetry can be viewed as an aestheticized ontological synopsis highlighting even future significant inquiries of Philosophical Realism.
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