The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

By Percy Bysshe Shelley

Book Overview

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 collection--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 broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199538972
• ISBN13: 9780199538973
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic collecion for Shelley enthusiasts

This is a comprehensive collection of Shelley's works including plays, poems and other works. Recommend for the Shelley enthusiast, casual Shelley fan and anyone majoring in English (BA, MA, PhD...) very useful resource for myself, classmates and my professors (I am an English MA student myself.) Includes both well known works (Promethius Unbound, Ozymandias etc etc..) as well as some perhaps lesser known works (Mask of Anarchy...) Very nice collection for any personal library, especially for the price.

Haha! I own this and you don't yet!

OK, maybe that was a bit mean-spirited, but it is just to invoke you into buying this book. It is fantastic. Percy Shelley is a genius. Very tongue in cheek, still wwwaaaaayyyyy romantic-y, quite deacadant. Buy it. You have to.