Date of Birth: August 4, 1792
Education:
Attended Sion House Academy from 1802-1804.
Transfered to Eton and attended there from 1804-1810.
Short college education from Oxford University from 1810-1811.
Experience:
Extremely experienced in poetry.
Well Known for These Poems
- Queen Mab, 1813
- "Alastor," 1816
- The Revolt of Islam, 1818
- The Cenci,1819
- Prometheus Unbound, 1820
- "Epipsychidion" and "Adonais," 1821
- "Mont Blank: Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni"
Family Life:
First wife was Harriet Westbrook.
After his first wife passed away, he married William Godwin's daughter, Mary.
He had two children from Harriet and had three other children from Mary.
Unfortunately, his three children from marry passed away.
Activities:
A strong advocator of vegetarianism.
Also known for being antiauthoritarian and for promoting the rebellion against England.
Well known for his passion for civil rights and freedom, which were conveyed through the various romantic poems he rote.
Also discipled Victorian poet Robert Browning.
Works Cited
Horton, Ronald A. "Percy Blysshe Shelly 1792-1822." British Literature. Ed. Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2003. 565-567. Print
"P.B. Shelly: An Overview "The Dancing Girl" by John Barlas." The Victorian Web: An Overview. Web. 18 Jan. 2011. <http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/shelly/shelleyov.html>
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