A Thing of Beauty

The romantic poet john Keats poem a thing of

beauty is an excerpt from his poem
Endymion: a poetic romance. The poet is
based on a Greek legend, in which Endymion, a
beautiful young shepherd and poet who live on
mount Latmos, had aversion of Cynthia, the
moon goddess. The enchanted youth resolved
to seek her out and so love beauty and youth.
The poem reflects the poets attitude towards
beauty. He has made use of the myth to
explore his own way to realize the truth that is
beauty.