〈PAPERS and REPORTS〉A Study of Possible Influences on and Sources of Keats’s “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer”

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  • 〈論文・報告〉ジョン・キーツの“On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer”創作に関する一考察

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〈Abstract〉The main purpose of this paper is to examine possible influences on and sources of John Keats’s “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer.” It is a well-known fact that he became familiar with William Robertson’s History of America when he was studying at Clarke’s Academy. The volume treats Hernán Cortés, one of the major Spanish conquistadors during the 16th century, along with his adventurous explorations in the Americas; however, it will be pointed out that it is doubtful whether Keats actually read a complete version of the volume.Another possible influence is Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura as a very similar framework can be found both in a dedicatory poem to the translation and the Chapman sonnet by John Keats. In addition, the very name of the conquistador, Cortés, can also be found in both the poems; however, as there is a fatal historical mistake in Keats’s sonnet, it will be pointed out that it is also highly doubtful whether Keats referred to Lucretius as a source.

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