Today’s Writer-Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley (4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was a prominent English Romantic poet, known for his radical political and social views, as well as his rich contributions to English literature. Despite not achieving fame during his lifetime, Shelley’s work gained steady recognition after his death, influencing a wide range of poets and thinkers.

American literary critic Harold Bloom describes him as "a superb craftsman, a lyric poet without rival, and surely one of the most advanced skeptical intellects ever to write a poem."

Shelley also wrote prose fiction and a quantity of essays on political, social, and philosophical issues. Much of this poetry and prose was not published in his lifetime, or only published in expurgated form, due to the risk of prosecution for political and religious libel.

Here are some key aspects of Shelley’s life and work:

Literary Works: Shelley’s poetry is characterized by its passionate idealism and powerful imagery. Some of his best-known works include “Ozymandias,” “Ode to the West Wind,” “To a Skylark,” and “Adonais” — an elegy written for John Keats.

Philosophical and Political Views: Shelley was a proponent of atheism, social justice, and political change, often reflected in his writings like “The Necessity of Atheism” and "The Mask of Anarchy".

Personal Life: Shelley faced many personal crises, including a backlash against his atheism and political views. He married twice, first to Harriet Westbrook and later to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. His life was tragically cut short at the age of 29 in a boating accident.

Shelley’s legacy lives on, with his work continuing to inspire and captivate readers and scholars alike. Shelley's life was marked by family crises, ill health, and a backlash against his atheism, political views, and defiance of social conventions. He went into permanent self-exile in Italy in 1818 and over the next four years produced what Zachary Leader and Michael O'Neill call "some of the finest poetry of the Romantic period". His second wife, Mary Shelley, was the author of Frankenstein. 📜✨

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