myth in ode to nightingale
- 1. Topic: Myth in ode to nightingale •Name :Gopi pipavat •Class: M.A sem -2 •Roll no: 27 •Paper:7 • Submitted to: M.A English M.K. Bhavnagar
- 2. Introduction: • John keats • He was born on 31st october and died in february 1821 • He was one of the main figures of the second generation of romantic poet • In “ode to nightingle” keats representing nature.
- 3. •His odes • Ode to nightingale • Ode to Grecian urn • Ode to psyche • Ode to autumn
- 4. What is myth? • A myth is a story that may or may not be true • Myths are generally very old • All culture have myths • Myth means false belief • Myth convert history in to the nature
- 5. Myth in ode to nightingale: Introduction: • First published in 1819 • The nightingale is a symbol of beauty. • It is one kind of song • The nightingle song within the poem is connected to the art of music • Comparison between the mortal & immortal world.
- 6. •This poem is inspired by a Greek form
- 7. •Greek myth(the story of Philomela myth) • Philomela is a minor figure in Greek mythology. • Her sister,procne was the wife of king tereus of thrace. • King pandition of athenes, the father of Philomela and procne.
- 8. • Tereus forced her to a cabin or lodges in the woods and raped her • Tereus threatened for her tongue but god help her. • She became bird “nightingale” and escape from death at the hand
- 9. Myth of dryad • Dryad in Greek mythology it means is a female spirit attached to tree • Free from body or society . • The nightingale is compared to a wood- nymph • The nightingale in England sing in the woods
- 10. •hippocrene In Greek myth, “hippocrene” was the name of a spring that the winged horse pesaus created by stamping it’s hoof in to the ground.
- 11. Bacchus • Bacchus‘ is the greek god of wine and also drunkness. • The speaker also claims that his escape in to the nightingale’s world will not be due to drunkness. • He was the last god to join the twelve olympians.
- 12. Thank you