"Which English romantic poet, (1795-1821), wrote the poem, ""The Eve of St Agnes""?"
The Eve of St. Agnes The Eve of St. Agnes The Eve of St. Agnes is a Romantic narrative poem of 42 Spenserian stanzas set in the Middle Ages. It was written by John Keats in 1819 and published in 1820. The poem was considered by many of Keats' contemporaries and the succeeding Victorians to be one of his finest and was influential in 19th century literature. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes (or St. Agnes' Eve). St. Agnes, the patron saint of virgins, died a martyr in 4th century Rome. The eve falls on 20 January;
The Eve of St. Agnes who feared public reaction, forced him to tone down the eroticism. On a bitterly chill night, an ancient beadsman performs his penances in the chapel next to the castle of Madeline's warlike family. Meanwhile, in the castle, an alcohol-fueled revelry has begun among the family. Madeline pines for the love of Porphyro, sworn enemy to her kin. She has heard 'old dames full many times declare' that she may receive sweet dreams of love from her lover Porphyro if, on this night, St. Agnes' Eve, she retires to bed under the proper ritual of silence and supine receptiveness. Later that