This major new edition, originally commissioned for the acclaimed
Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank
Kermode, brings together a unique combination of Shelley's poetry
and prose - the lyric poems, plays, longer poems, criticism, and
essays - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Percy Bysshe
Shelley (1792-1822) was a Romantic poet of radical imaginings,
living in an age of change. His tempestuous life and friendship
with Byron, and his tragically early death, at times threatened to
overwhelm his legacy as a poet, but today his standing as one of
the foremost English authors is assured. This freshly edited
anthology - the fullest one-volume selection in English - includes
all but one of the longer poems, from Queen Mab onwards, in their
entirety. Only Laon and Cythna is excerpted, in a generous
selection. As well as works such asPrometheus Unbound, The Mask of
Anarchy, and Adonais, the volume includes a wide range of Shelley's
shorter poems and much of his major prose, including A Defence of
Poetry and almost all of A Philosophical View of Reform. Shelley
emerges from these pages as a passionate and eloquent opponent of
tyranny and a champion of human possibility. ABOUT THE SERIES: For
over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the
widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable
volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the
most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features,
including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful
notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further
study, and much more.
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