Ode to the West Wind Percy Bysshe Shelley

In 1819, the Shelleys were residing in Florence, Italy and, after quickly reconnecting with Lord Byron, Percy Shelley had renewed inspiration to write. “Ode to the West Wind” emphasizes Shelley’s sadness at being separate from the political and...

Poets of the Romantic movement sought to counteract the prevailing political and social viewpoints of the 18th-19th century. Romanticism was a philosophical movement and reaction against the logical enlightenment and the imagination was used as an...

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poetry usually includes romantic themes typical for his writing period, such as imagination, love, or beauty. However, he is also famous for his poems concerning political issues, and many of his works include radicalism and...