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Loading... P. B. Shelley: Complete Works of Poetry & Prose (1914 Edition): Volumes 1 - 3by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Shelley took his place within the vatic history of mythopoetic bards and bore the Visionary legacy. He offered a simple "spark" of poetry to his audience while promising a raging fire would burn if the poetry was nurtured correctly. However, Shelley realized that most people cannot accept the poet's offering (for various reasons; ignoring, rejecting or misunderstanding) and they let that spark smolder into nothing. Shelley shouts into his written words, leaving his hard-earned knowledge of the human condition and his visionary plight for willing human ears. Shelley paints himself as the Visionary, sound and steady within a wisdom that understands the suffering beauty of the human condition, who sits as a "tranquil star" to burn as heavenly light. Shelley's hope is to guide humanity through the dark night of doubt and fear towards the possibility laying dormant within being human.This volume contains the first three volumes of Shelley's complete works of both poetry and prose, with an introduction by J. M. Beach.Volume I: Early PoemsVolume II: Later Poems & Plays Volume III: EssaysYou can find Shelley's collected translations in Volume IV, published separately. No library descriptions found. |
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