Percy Bysshe Shelley – An Overview of His Life, Major Poetry and Critical Reception
Percy Bysshe Shelley – An Overview of His Life, Major Poetry and Critical Reception

Summary/Abstract: Percy Shelley was a democrat, a humanist and an idealist of the 19th century, a man consumed by the search for experience and understanding at times even haunted by his own Doppelgänger. He is thought to be one of the greatest writers of the Romantic Movement who rejected all conventions that he thought stifled human freedom. Shelley’s reputation as a rebel against English politics and the conservative values of the day began early in his career by setting out his radical creed that triggered the tradition of modernist poetry by instigating a revolution of ideas that changed the face of the world today. His most famous works, including Prometheus Unbound, Mont Blanc, Hellas and Adonais are recognized as leading expressions of his brilliant poetic thought, while his odes and shorter lyrics are considered among the greatest in the English language.

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