What did Keats mean by beauty is truth truth beauty?
What did Keats mean by beauty is truth truth beauty? In the last two lines of 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', the urn 'speaks', as Keats sums up the message of this timeless work of art as: 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all. Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. ' In other words, beauty is all we need in order to discover truth, and truth is itself beautiful. What does this line mean beauty is truth truth beauty? One way to paraphrase the line "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" is to say that art conveys...