Percy Bysshe Shelley is een vooraanstaande figuur onder de grote Engelse romantische dichters, gevierd als een van de fijnste lyrische dichters van de Engelse taal. Zijn werk, gekenmerkt door radicaal idealisme en een sceptische stem, omvat zowel bekende kortere stukken als uitgestrekte visionaire gedichten. Shelley's onconventionele leven en compromisloze principes maakten hem tot een controversieel, maar invloedrijk figuur in zijn tijd, die uiteindelijk een idool werd voor volgende generaties dichters en denkers. Zijn poëtische taal en thematische diepgang resoneren nog steeds en inspireren lezers met hun blijvende kracht en schoonheid.
This edition contains all Shelley's poetry, from his juvenilia to his great works such as "The Revolt of Islam" and "Ode to the West Wind", and his only completed verse drama "The Cenci", a melodramatic Venetian tale of incest, murder and revenge.
The Masque of Anarchy (or The Mask of Anarchy) is a British political poem written in 1819 following the Peterloo massacre of that year.
This volume provides a generous selection of his poetry, from the sonnet 'Ozymandias' to famous lyrics such as 'Ode to the West Wind' and 'Lines Written among the Euganean Hills', to the longer poems of his maturity, Adonais and Epipsychidion, all thoroughly annotated and presented in chronological order.
This Second Edition is based on the authoritative texts chosen by the editors from their scholarly edition of The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley . Each selection has been thoroughly reedited, and the order of the poems has been rearranged in light of redating or other reconsiderations. All headnotes are new or updated, and many footnotes have been added, replaced, or revised."Criticism" reflects the recent renaissance in Shelley studies, the greatest renaissance since 1870-92. All twenty-three essays are new to the Second Edition; among them are the work of Harold Bloom, Stuart Curran, Annette Wheeler Cafarelli, Michael Ferber, James Chandler, and Susan J. Wolfson.A Chronology, an updated Selected Bibliography, and an Index of Titles and First Lines are included.
This pastoral elegy, composed by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1821, mourns the death of poet John Keats. Spanning 495 lines across 55 stanzas, it reflects Shelley's deep admiration for Keats and is influenced by classical elegies, particularly Virgil's tenth Eclogue. Written shortly after learning of Keats' passing, the poem aligns with the English tradition exemplified by Milton's "Lycidas," showcasing Shelley's lyrical prowess and emotional depth as he grapples with loss and celebrates Keats' artistic legacy.
"The pale purple even melts around thy flight;Like a star of heaven in the broad daylight,Though art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight—" 'To a Skylark' is a classic poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, first published in 1820 within his work 'Prometheus Unbound'. The verses begin by describing a skylark above him, praising his traits via a number of similes. It is one of his most famous poems, and over the years it has influenced and inspired numerous works by authors, poets and songwriters, further securing its legacy in the history of literature. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets, and is widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets of the English language. Among his most cherished works are pieces such as 'Ozymandias' (1817), 'Ode to the West Wind' (1820), 'To a Skylark' (1820), and 'The Masque of Anarchy' (1819). Shelley's unconventional life and uncompromising idealism, combined with his strong skeptical voice, made him a authoritative and much denigrated figure during his life. Famous for his association with his contemporaries John Keats & Lord Byron, he was also married to novelist Mary Shelley.
Written by Shelley at the age of 17, these novels are of interest 200 years later as early artifacts of the age of the Gothic horror novel.
This travel narrative captures the journeys of Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Claire Clairmont across Europe in 1814 and to Lake Geneva in 1816. It is structured in three parts: a journal, four letters, and Percy Shelley's poem "Mont Blanc." Primarily authored by Mary Shelley, the work reflects their Romantic ideals and experiences in France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland. In 1840, Mary revised and republished the journal and letters as part of a collection of Percy Shelley's writings, highlighting their literary significance.
Shelley's life was short an turbulent, but he left behind some of the most
One of the most ambitious dramatic poems ever written, Percy Bysshe Shelley's Prometheus Unbound tells the story of the Titan Prometheus who gave mankind the secret of fire in open defiance to the decrees of Zeus, and who, as punishment for this generosity, was chained to the Caucasus Mountains and exposed to horrible tortures. Inspired by the Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus, Shelley's play serves as a sort of sequel, matching its Greek predecessor in stature and pure poetic power. It depicts its philanthropist hero's ultimate triumph over the superstition and bigotry of the gods. As Shelley himself stated in his Defence of Poetry, Prometheus Unbound awakens and enlarges the mind.