Life and works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
PB Shelley was born at Field Place near Horsham in Sussex in south of England on the 4th August 1792. Shelley was the eldest child of Sir Timothy Shelley avd Elizabeth Pitfold. he had five sisters and one brother.
Shelley was sent to a school at Sion in 1802. he was ten years old when he joined the school at Brentford. in 1804, at 13, he joined Eton. he disliked his headmaster Dr Keats. at Eton he was known as MAD SHELLEY.
he became a Greek Scholar and left Eton in 1810. he write two romances and many poems but they were not successful. in 1810 he joined Oxford. he wrote a pamphlet NECESSITY OF ATHEISM and he was expelled.
he went to London with his friend Thomas Jefferson Hogg.
he started receiving 200 annually from his father. he married his sister's classmate named Harriet Westbrook who was 16 years old in September 6,2011. Shelley went to York and then shifted to Keswick. Shelley published his first work in verse QUEEM MAB. it was an attack on religion so it was published privately in 1813. after three years of marriage sheely and Harriet separate forever. his fist child had been born in 1813 and the second in 1814. two years later Harriet committed suicide by drowning. in 1814 Shelley eloped with Mary Godwin and married her in 1816. Shelley left England in March 1818. till 1822 he lived in Italy. his famous pen portrait of Byron named JULIAN AND MADDALO was written in 1819. then he wrote a Lyrical drama PROMETHEUS UNBOUND and a tragedy THE CENCI. The tragedy was based on an Italian family. Shelley 's most beautiful lyrics were composed in 1820. some of them are
TO A SKYLARK
TO NAPLES
THE CLOUD
TO LIBERTY
these were followed by THE WITCH OF ATLAS, EPIPSYCHIDION, HELLAS and the great Elegy Written on the death of KEATS.
Shelley spent his last days at Pisa. he was drowned along with William after paying a visit to Byron. his body was washed ashore 15 days after the incident. Shelley's body was burnt according to the Quarantine law of Italy. Byron, Leigh Hunt and Trelawney were present during the funeral. the ashes were buried in the Protestant cemetery in Rome
Shelley was sent to a school at Sion in 1802. he was ten years old when he joined the school at Brentford. in 1804, at 13, he joined Eton. he disliked his headmaster Dr Keats. at Eton he was known as MAD SHELLEY.
he became a Greek Scholar and left Eton in 1810. he write two romances and many poems but they were not successful. in 1810 he joined Oxford. he wrote a pamphlet NECESSITY OF ATHEISM and he was expelled.
he went to London with his friend Thomas Jefferson Hogg.
he started receiving 200 annually from his father. he married his sister's classmate named Harriet Westbrook who was 16 years old in September 6,2011. Shelley went to York and then shifted to Keswick. Shelley published his first work in verse QUEEM MAB. it was an attack on religion so it was published privately in 1813. after three years of marriage sheely and Harriet separate forever. his fist child had been born in 1813 and the second in 1814. two years later Harriet committed suicide by drowning. in 1814 Shelley eloped with Mary Godwin and married her in 1816. Shelley left England in March 1818. till 1822 he lived in Italy. his famous pen portrait of Byron named JULIAN AND MADDALO was written in 1819. then he wrote a Lyrical drama PROMETHEUS UNBOUND and a tragedy THE CENCI. The tragedy was based on an Italian family. Shelley 's most beautiful lyrics were composed in 1820. some of them are
TO A SKYLARK
TO NAPLES
THE CLOUD
TO LIBERTY
these were followed by THE WITCH OF ATLAS, EPIPSYCHIDION, HELLAS and the great Elegy Written on the death of KEATS.
Shelley spent his last days at Pisa. he was drowned along with William after paying a visit to Byron. his body was washed ashore 15 days after the incident. Shelley's body was burnt according to the Quarantine law of Italy. Byron, Leigh Hunt and Trelawney were present during the funeral. the ashes were buried in the Protestant cemetery in Rome
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