Front | John Keats - La Belle Dame sans Merci. A Ballad Explore: x5 VII She found me roots of relish sweet, And honey wild, and manna-dew, And sure in language strange she said - 'I love thee true'. |
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Back | •'honey wild' suggests sweet and pure •'manna-dew' God rained down manna for Moses and Exidus to eat as they were on their way to a land of milk and honey => religiously spiritual, whereas previously was just spiritual because of the cross over from the finite world to the supernatural - reader apprehensive that he may be wishfully thinking •From her perspective, this religious/eros love is what constitutes 'true' love •Replenishment imagery - is it sexual? Or is it like giving life/livelihood? => her potency •Is his account of the story accurate? Given the misuse of French in the title + 'language strange' => miscommunication about what they are / what is love? (They generally use 'compassion' et 'grâce') |
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