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Apr 2, 2014 · (1792-1822) Who Was Percy Bysshe Shelley? Percy Bysshe Shelley is one of the epic poets of the 19th century and is best known for his classic anthology verse works such as Ode to the West Wind...
Percy Bysshe Shelley, whose literary career was marked with controversy due to his views on religion, atheism, socialism, and free love, is known as a talented lyrical poet and one of the major figures of English romanticism.
The life and works of Percy Bysshe Shelley exemplify English Romanticism in both its extremes of joyous ecstasy and brooding despair. Romanticism’s major themes—restlessness and brooding, rebellion against authority, interchange...
Ozymandias. By Percy Bysshe Shelley. I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone. Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read.
Percy Bysshe Shelley, (born Aug. 4, 1792, Field Place, near Horsham, Sussex, Eng.—died July 8, 1822, at sea off Livorno, Tuscany), English Romantic poet. The heir to rich estates, Shelley was a rebellious youth who was expelled from Oxford in 1811 for refusing to admit authorship of The Necessity of Atheism.
n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. Percy Bysshe Shelley, c. 1815 © A major figure among the English Romantic poets, Shelley led an unconventional life and died tragically young. Percy...
Percy Bysshe Shelley, a revolutionary poet, novelist, and prominent figure of the Romantic era, left an indelible mark on the literary landscape. Although extremely talented, his life was one that contained tragedy. The celebrated poet died young but still managed to publish some of the greatest poetry of the 19th century.
