

Percy Bysshe Shelley
Aug 23, 2023
Frank Skinner discusses statues and statutes with Percy Bysshe Shelley, the renowned romantic poet and essayist. They explore Shelley's unpublished poem, unconventional distribution methods, the structure of the sonnet, the need for reform in Parliament, and the power of poetry in resurrecting England. They also contemplate the decay of power through the vandalism of statues and the lasting influence of Shelley's poem 'Ozymandias'.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Percy Bysshe Shelley's Unpublished Poem and Unconventional Distribution Methods
03:12 • 3min
Exploring the Structure of the Sonnet
05:49 • 15min
Reform in Parliament and the Structure of the Sonnet
20:28 • 3min
The Power of Poetry: Resurrecting England
23:29 • 26min
Contemplating the Decay of Power
49:14 • 3min