The poet John Keats, writing to his brothers about the power of art, truth, and beauty, 1 experienced whilst walking with friends an epiphany regarding William Shakespeare's genius: John Keats. Source ...

In a letter to his brothers in 1817, John Keats shared his admiration for Shakespeare’s “negative capability,” his capacity for “being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable ...

Martin Puryear, “Big Phrygian” (2010–14), painted red cedar 58 x 40 x 76 inches (all images © Martin Puryear, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery) Recently, and ...

Marianne Faithfull’s Negative Capability is a sonic death trap. Many of the songs are sad and depressing—and although pondering life and death can lead to great lyrics for some artists, writing them ...