The Gothic Elements in Keats’ The Eve of St Agnes
St Agnes, a Christian maiden of Roman birth, was martyred at the age of thirteen (304 A.D.) for refusing to marry a heathen. She is the patron of virgins. Keats’ poem The Eve of St. Agnes is based on a medieval folklore which, as Keats tells us, is that a pure young maiden who on St. Agnes’ Eve (20... Sign in to see full entry.