What is Hellenism?
Introduction
“Hellenism” refers to Greek art, culture, literature, Greek spirit, and the way of Greek life. To put it differently, “Hellenism” usually stands for Greek culture.
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Description
The word “Hellenism” had been derived from the word “Hellene” which means Greek. The primitive Greeks called their country “Hellas” and themselves “Hellenes”. And “Hellenism” is defined as the lover of Greek art, literature, culture, and way of life. According to Shelley, “Keats was a Greek”. Keats was in love with Greek mythology and we see free use of it in his literary works. The Greek spirit came to him through literature, sculpture, and finally, his innate tendency. The Greek influence came to him by his reading translation of Greek classics, Lempira’s Classical Dictionary, and through Greek sculpture. For this Keats is rich in possessing the term “Hellenism”. His poems such as “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, “Ode to a Nightingale” are replete with the spirit of “Hellenism”.
Conclusion
To sum up, we may assert that the term “Hellenism” is used for Greek art, literature, and lifestyle. And Keats is called Hellenist.
