A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

John Keats, Endymion

Literature

Why it matters

The idea in context

This is the opening line of Keats's Endymion, published in 1818 when he was still very young. The poem is ambitious and uneven, but the first line endures because it states Romantic faith in beauty as nourishment: not decoration, but a lasting source of inward renewal.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Güzel bir şey, sonsuza dek bir sevinçtir.
John Keats, Endymion

Bu söz Keats'in 1818'de, henüz çok gençken yayımlanan Endymion adlı uzun şiirinin ilk dizesidir. Şiir iddialı ve yer yer dengesizdir; ama ilk dize kalıcıdır, çünkü Romantik güzellik inancını besin gibi kurar: güzellik süs değil, içsel yenilenmenin uzun ömürlü kaynağıdır.

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Batch 2026-07-05 (reviewed): verified to Keats, Endymion, opening line.

Background reading: John KeatsAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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