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To Autumn by John Keats (1795 - 1821)Author: LibriVox
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of To Autumn by John Keats. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 21st, 2010.To Autumn" is the final work in a group of poems known as Keats's "1819 odes".He composed "To Autumn" after a walk near Winchester one autumnal evening. The work marks the end of his poetic career as he needed to earn money and could no longer devote himself to the lifestyle of a poet. A little over a year following the publication of "To Autumn", Keats died in Rome."To Autumn" has been regarded by critics as one of the most perfect short poems in the English language and it is one of the most anthologised English lyric poems. Language: eng Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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To Autumn - Read by ALG
Episode 1
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969
