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In this video, we explore John Keats’ haunting ballad “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”—one of the most mysterious and powerful poems of the Romantic era.
This academic-style explanation covers:
✔ Summary (Stanza by Stanza)
✔ Themes: Love, Death, Beauty, the Supernatural, the Femme Fatale
✔ Imagery & Symbolism: The Knight, Lily, Rose, fading colors, dream vision
✔ Romantic features in Keats’ poetry
✔ Critical interpretations (Mythic, Feminist, Psychoanalytic, Romantic)
✔ Context: Keats’ life, medievalism, and the ballad tradition
This video is perfect for BA English, MA English, NET/SET/JRF aspirants, and anyone who wants a clear, professor-style explanation of Keats’ poem.
👉 Topics Covered:
• What is La Belle Dame Sans Merci about?
• Why is the knight “alone and palely loitering”?
• What does “full beautiful—a faery’s child” symbolize?
• What is the meaning of the dream of pale kings and warriors?
• Why is this poem considered a masterpiece of Romantic imagination?
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