translation by George Chapman(c.1559-1634)ofthe Odyssey by the Greek poet Homer(c.850 B.C.E.)His first volumeof poems was published in March 1817. Keats's next work,Endymion:A Poetic Romance,was published in May 1818.Keats turned the story ofEndymion,a mythical shepherd,into an allegory(a narrative in which abstract ideas are represented by people)ofthe romantic longing to overcome the boundaries ofordinary human experience.Endymion realizes that ultimate identification with transcendence(risingabove the universe)is to be achieved through humble acceptance ofhuman limitations and ofthe misery built into man's condition.Keats's lettersreveal thatat this time several ofhis friends were ill.His brother was very unwell,and he himself,after a bad cold,prophetically (foretellingly)feared in October 1817that"Ishall never be again secure in Robustness(health and strength)." In early 1818 Keats turned to straightforward narrative in Isabella,which is based onastory by Boccaccio(1313-1375). Its theme was connected with Keats's more philosophical 10 (pertainingto inquiry concerningthesourceand nature of human knowledge)preoccupations-the beauty and greatnesstranslation by George Chapman (c. 1559–1634) of the Odyssey by the Greek poet Homer (c. 850 B.C.E. ). His first volume of poems was published in March 1817. Keats's next work, Endymion: A Poetic Romance, was published in May 1818. Keats turned the story of Endymion, a mythical shepherd, into an allegory (a narrative in which abstract ideas are represented by people) of the romantic longing to overcome the boundaries of ordinary human experience. Endymion realizes that ultimate identification with transcendence (rising above the universe) is to be achieved through humble acceptance of human limitations and of the misery built into man's condition. Keats's letters reveal that at this time several of his friends were ill. His brother was very unwell, and he himself, after a bad cold, prophetically (foretellingly) feared in October 1817 that "I shall never be again secure in Robustness (health and strength)." In early 1818 Keats turned to straightforward narrative in Isabella, which is based on a story by Boccaccio (1313–1375). Its theme was connected with Keats's more philosophical (pertaining to inquiry concerning the source and nature of human knowledge) preoccupations—the beauty and greatness 10’