Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Romantic poet whose Ode to the West Wind and Prometheus Unbound articulate a visionary radicalism and lyrical intensity. He drowned at 29 but his influence on subsequent poetry was enormous.
Works
- Prometheus UnboundLyrical drama depicting the liberation of mankind from tyranny
- Ode to the West WindOde invoking the destructive and creative power of autumn wind
- AdonaisElegy mourning a friend's death and celebrating immortal poetry
- The Mask of AnarchyPolitical poem condemning violence and advocating for human freedom
- AlastorAllegorical poem of a young poet's quest and tragic death