{"product_id":"the-poetical-works-of-percy-bysshe-98668","title":"The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley circa 1890 vintage poetry book with beautiful leather, embossed in gold. Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book, The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley edited by Edward Dowden, gathers the complete poetic output of Shelley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Major Verse \u0026amp; Closet Dramas: all of Shelley's major longer masterpieces and verse dramas:\u003cbr\u003e\n• Prometheus Unbound – His famous four-act lyrical drama.\u003cbr\u003e\n• The Cenci – A dark tragic play in five acts.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Adonais – His celebrated pastoral elegy written for John Keats.\u003cbr\u003e\n• The Revolt of Islam – A sprawling narrative poem across twelve cantos.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude – One of his first major visionary poems.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Queen Mab – His early politically charged philosophical poem.\u003cbr\u003e\n• The Mask of Anarchy, The Witch of Atlas, and The Triumph of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Famous Shorter Lyrics \u0026amp; Anthologized Sonnets: his most famous shorter Romantic lyrics, including:\u003cbr\u003e\n• Ozymandias – His iconic sonnet on the transience of power.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Ode to the West Wind – A powerful meditation on nature and political change.\u003cbr\u003e\n• To a Skylark and The Cloud.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Hymn to Intellectual Beauty and Mont Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Editorial \u0026amp; Critical Material: includes structural additions:\u003cbr\u003e\n• A Biographical Introduction – An overview of Shelley's life, ideals, and writing style by Dowden.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Extensive Explanatory Notes – Commentary detailing the dates of composition, publishing variations, and historical context of specific stanzas.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Mary Shelley's Prefaces – Historical prefaces and postscripts written by his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, retrieved from her posthumous collections of his work.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Translations \u0026amp; Juvenilia – Shelley's translations of classic texts (such as Homeric hymns, Euripides, and Goethe's Faust), along with fragments of his earliest student-era poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Fair. We strive to provide excellent service!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley\u003cbr\u003e\nThomas Y. Crowell \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\n1890\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Bookworms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44448544587863,"sku":null,"price":108.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1555\/7303\/files\/il_fullxfull.8671180256_7125.jpg?v=1791986377","url":"https:\/\/vintagebookworms.com\/products\/the-poetical-works-of-percy-bysshe-98668","provider":"Vintage Bookworms","version":"1.0","type":"link"}