The Eve of St. Agnes

:This article is about the poem by John Keats. For information on the saint, see Saint Agnes.

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The Eve of St. Agnes is a long poem by John Keats, written in 1819 and published in 1820. It is widely considered to be amongst his finest poems and was widely influential in 19th century literature. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes (or St. Agnes' Eve). The eve falls on January 20; the feast day on the 21. The divinations referred to by Keats in this poem are referred to by John Aubrey in his Miscellanies (1696) as being associated with St Agnes' night.

Related Topics:
John Keats - 1819 - 1820 - Feast - Saint Agnes - January 20 - 21 - John Aubrey

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