Authors: Dr. T.S. Praveen Kumar
Abstract: This research article examines John Keats’ conception of beauty through Romantic, Modernist, and Postmodernist literary frameworks, integrating insights from Biblical scripture and Canadian literary thought. Keats, a seminal figure in English Romanticism, conceptualized beauty as eternal, transcendent, and morally and spiritually redemptive. By analyzing primary texts, including Endymion, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode to a Nightingale, Lamia, and Isabella, alongside critical interpretations from Modernist and Postmodernist perspectives, the study traces the evolution of beauty across temporal and cultural contexts. Canadian writers such as Margaret Atwood and Northrop Frye provide comparative insights, while Biblical texts underscore the spiritual and ethical dimensions. This study incorporates literary analysis, cross-cultural perspectives, and contemporary theoretical frameworks to examine the continuity and transformation of the concept of beauty.
