After being a self proclaimed poetry skeptic, Shelly may have converted me on this essay alone. Beautiful description of how poetry engages with imagination, time, morality, truth, etc. “Poetry defeats the curse which binds us to be subjected to the accident of surrounding impressions”

While I’ve only read a couple of Shelley’s poems in the past (which truth be told, I wasn’t sure I interpreted correctly), I was keen on exploring his essays, particularly after coming across a Human Rights Charter which he wrote and of which he apparently used to make copies which were stuffed in b

This collection consists of nine brief prose writings largely done while Shelley was in his early twenties. Ranging over a series of topics, they still quite uniformly present the vibrant independence of his outlook, and his excessive zeal for individualism, republicanism, equality of the sexes and

The language and the tone reminded me of a mix between Virginia Woolf’s objectiveness and Oscar Wilde’s polemicism. Shelley flirts between being nuanced and making wild unsubstantiated claims. Nonetheless, it as a thrilling read that I much enjoyed. Shelley was so progressive for his time and my fav

I have no idea what to rate this nor what I should say about his essays. I went into this knowing a little about Percy, and he interested me greatly so I thought I would give his essays a try and they didn't disappoint. He presents his ideas nicely and I found myself agreeing with quite a few things

Alguns comentários sobre a morte e a poesia foram muito interessantes. Os questionamentos sobre a onipotência de Deus e as críticas a religião foram ótimos e precisos(*sua opinião sobre o ateísmo causou sua expulsão de Oxford*).

I think I may have to read this one a few more times to come to a definite conclusion, but one read caused me to question a number of ideas expressed here.

First of all, it seemed there was no difference whatsoever between style and poetry to Shelley. Shelley refers Plato and Lord Bacon as poets beca