The Complete Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley (eBook)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), one of the most revered figures of the English Romantic Movement, was a radical thinker and a poet of extraordinary skill and expression. His work is characterized by a profound reflection on beauty, nature, love, and political liberty, challenging the norms and moieties of early 19th-century society. Shelley's oeuvre is marked by a spirit of revolt and a deeply felt humanitarianism, reflected in masterpieces such as 'Prometheus Unbound' — a lyrical drama that signaled a new direction for the poetic form by infusing it with sublimity and philosophical depth. His famous 'Ode to the West Wind' and 'To a Skylark' exhibit a remarkable power in their evocation of the natural world and his longing for personal and social transformation. In his short life, Shelley produced numerous works that have since become canonical, contributing to the rich anthology titled 'The Complete Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley,' which features the full range of his poetic talents. His untimely death by drowning at the age of 29 cut short a career that still influences writers, thinkers, and artists to this day. Shelley's radicalism, both in politics and poetry, his idealism, and his passionate advocacy for social reform, continue to resonate, establishing him as a preeminent figure in the English literary heritage.