I was so thankful to see that Dr. Sexson was able to clarify for me what Keats meant by "negative capability". Keats belief: Beauty is truth and truth is beauty. When a man is capable (pare example: Shakespeare), he has emptied himself out so he could represent all other points of view. The "negative" simply means eliminating yourself- he becomes nothing so that the work can become something. Dr. Sexson for example told us that Shakespeare is irrelevant, it is the world in which he creates that is relevant.
So, in part I was right about a man being nothing or seeing nothing, but was very wrong at the same time. So, a HUGE thanks to Dr. Sexson for this clarification (and for my gold star...it's that feeling as if you are 4 again receiving your favorite piece of candy).
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