LibGuides: TASC English Literature: P.B. Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

William Ordway Partridge, Bust of Percy Bysshe Shelly, n.d., copyrighted 1899, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Ordway Partridge, 1994.73

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Romantic poets

Hip-Hop star, Akala meets the poet, Hannah Lowe, to explore Shelley's poem 'Ozymandias' and how it illustrates the transitory nature of power. The themes of creating and controlling life, e.g Frankenstein are also explored.

Britannica

Percy Bysshe Shelley - Britannica biography
Detailed biography of P B Shelley, ranging across his upbringing, education, marriages, affairs, fellow writers, and enduring influence of political ideals upon his writings.
Romanticism
An explanation of the development of Romaticism as a movement across multiple realms of arts and culture including literature, visual arts and music.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Brief biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, second wife of P B Shelley.

The Romantics

The Romantics - The British Library
Article description: "Dr Stephanie Forward explains the key ideas and influences of Romanticism, and considers their place in the work of writers including Wordsworth, Blake, P B Shelley and Keats." Includes historical political and social context, the evolution of the Romatic movement, examples of writers and their works typical of this literary genre.