Books : Shelley: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)
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by: Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.7
EAN: 9780679429098
ISBN: 0679429093
Label: Everyman's Library
Manufacturer: Everyman's Library
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: November 02, 1993
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Release Date: November 02, 1993
Sales Rank: 716577
Studio: Everyman's Library
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Shelley's work has been criticized for its didacticism and undisciplined emotionalism. But essentially, he was a poet of ideas and in his search for truth and original human perfection, Shelley was inspired as much by the Greek poets and philosophers, particularly Plato, as by the radicalism of his own age. Above all, his great gift was his lyricism and his verse comes as near to music as poetry can.
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Rating:  - A Great Sample of Shelley's Poems
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Rating: - Great for what it is
If you are looking for a comprehensive collection of Shelley's poetry, this is not the volume to purchase. For that, I would recommend the Modern Library edition, the Oxford Major Works edition, or the Norton selection. This pocket edition, however, is wonderful for several reasons. First, it includes a generous selection of some of Shelley's best-loved works. Second, the publication itself is high quality. And third, the pocket size allows you to take Shelley along as the perfect companion in your day ... Read More
Rating:  - One-dimensional selection, in Victorian confection
Suppose someone published a Shakespeare selection, that included pretty set pieces from the plays ("Queen Mab! What's she?" from _Romeo and Juliet_, "I know a bank whereon the wild thyme grows" from _Midsummer Night's Dream_), bits of _The Rape of Lucrece_ and _Venus and Adonis_, every last one of the "Sonnetf to Sundrie Notef of Mufic_, and a few songs: "It was a lover and his lass," and the like. But anything that hinted at a darker worldview or Shakespeare's wider range was ruthlessly excluded.
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Rating: - Wonderful, but slightly one dimensional
Shelly was a master at combining images and creating a world that was uniquley his own. The problem is, that world seemed to consist mainly of foggy sea shores at sunrise and forest cathedrals. While there is nothing wrong with visiting such a world, there is very little reason to stay there.
Shelly's lyrics are uneven, sometimes resorting to rhymes that make me cringe. His strength is iambic prose. Even this suffers from what appears to be a limited vocabulary which para doxically inclused eccentric ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Shelly Collection
I very much enjoyed this collection. It introduced me to the poignant poetry of one of the greatest English Romantic writers. Shelly is a poet you will most likely be required to read at some point in your life. If not, you would be doing a serious diservice to yourself to not seek to indulge in his writings by your own accord. "Song to the Men of England" is perhaps my favourite Shelly poem, despite the fact that it illustrates the utter hypocrisy of English aristocrats. This collection is bound beautifully, ... Read More
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