La Belle Dame sans Merci is an 1819 ballad by John Keats about a knight enchanted and cursed by a fairy. Inspired by a 15th-century French poem, it explores themes of love and death and is considered an early example of the femme fatale in art.
La Belle Dame sans Merci is a ballad written by John Keats in 1819, inspired by a 15th-century French poem of the same name. It is considered an English classic and explores themes of love and death. The poem tells the story of a knight seduced and cursed by a fairy, becoming an early example of the "femme fatale" archetype in art.
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| Back | a poem of 100 eight-line stanza about courtly love between a lover and his cruel lady translated from the French of Alain Chartier 1424 La Belle Dame sans Merci" ("The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy") is a ballad produced by the English poet John Keats in 1819. The title was derived from the title of a 15th-century poem by Alain Chartier called La Belle Dame sans Mercy.[1] Considered an English classic, the poem is an example of Keats' poetic preoccupation with love and death.[2] The poem is about a fairy who condemns a knight to an unpleasant fate after she seduces him with her eyes and singing. The fairy inspired several artists to paint images that became early examples of 19th-century femme fatale iconography.[3] The poem continues to be referenced in many works of literature, music, art, and film |
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