Hyperion

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"Hyperion" is an unfinished epic poem by John Keats that reimagines the fall of the Titans and the rise of the Olympian gods in a richly classical style.

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Hyperion canonical 2
Hyperion (Titan from Greek mythology) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic poem
unfinished work
author John Keats
belongsToAuthorCorpus poetry of John Keats
centralEvent emergence of Apollo as a new god
overthrow of the Titans
completionStatus unfinished
compositionPeriod circa 1818
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Apollo
Clymene
Hyperion (Titan)
Mnemosyne
Oceanus (Titan)
linked to: Oceanus

Saturn (Titan)
Thea (Titaness)
linked to: Thea (Goddess)
firstPersonAppears rarely
genre mythological poetry
narrative poetry
hasBook Book I
Book II
Book III
hasImagery classical mythological imagery
sublime cosmic imagery
hasVersion The Fall of Hyperion: A Dream
inspiredBy Greek mythology
language English
literaryForm epic fragment
literaryInfluence influenced later Romantic and Victorian poets
literaryMovement Romanticism
meter blank verse
narrativePerspective third-person
openingScene Saturn fallen and dethroned
relatedMythologicalCycle Titanomachy
relatedWork The Fall of Hyperion: A Dream
setIn cosmic landscape
mythic time of the Titans
structure planned in three books
style richly classical style
subjectMatter fall of the Titans
rise of the Olympian gods
theme nature of poetic inspiration
suffering and transformation
transition from old gods to new gods
title Hyperion
tone majestic and solemn
verseForm unrhymed iambic pentameter

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John Keats notableWork Hyperion
subject linked to: John
Hyperion namedAfter Hyperion (Titan from Greek mythology)
subject linked to: Saturnian moon Hyperion
linked to: Hyperion