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Percy Bysshe Shelley


Born
in Horsham, Sussex, England
August 04, 1792

Died
July 08, 1822

Genre
Poetry

Influences
Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin, Mary Shelley ...more


Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, British romantic poet, include "To a Skylark" in 1820; Prometheus Unbound , the lyric drama; and "Adonais," an elegy of 1821 to John Keats.

The Cenci , work of art or literature of Percy Bysshe Shelley of 1819, depicts Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman.

People widely consider Percy Bysshe Shelley among the finest majors of the English language. He is perhaps most famous for such anthology pieces as Ozymandias , Ode to the West Wind , and The Masque of Anarchy . His major long visionary Alastor , The Revolt of Islam , and the unfinished The Triumph of Life .

Unconventional life and uncompromising idealism of Percy Bysshe Shelley combined with his strong skeptical voice to make an authori ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.0 · 51,069 ratings · 3,948 reviews · 1,724 distinct works • Similar authors
The Complete Poems
4.09 avg rating — 8,491 ratings — published 1839 — 373 editions
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Shelley's Poetry and Prose
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4.11 avg rating — 4,580 ratings — published 1977 — 21 editions
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Ozymandias
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4.26 avg rating — 3,229 ratings — published 1817 — 10 editions
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Selected Poetry
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4.07 avg rating — 2,117 ratings — published 1913 — 23 editions
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Prometheus Unbound
3.74 avg rating — 2,273 ratings — published 1820 — 158 editions
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Ode to the West Wind
3.99 avg rating — 1,317 ratings — published 1820 — 5 editions
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The Cenci
3.60 avg rating — 806 ratings — published 1819 — 96 editions
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Selected Poetry and Prose
4.14 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 1951 — 27 editions
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Adonais
4.12 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 1821 — 174 editions
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Shelley: Poems (Everyman's ...
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“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me?”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley
tags: kiss, love, nature
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“I have drunken deep of joy,
And I will taste no other wine tonight.”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley
tags: inspirational-attitude, joy, poetry
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“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias
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