The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

~ Percy Bysshe Shelley (Author), Zachary Leader (Editor), Michael O'Neill (Editor)

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`[this] edition as the advanage of being prefaced by what must surely be the best brief introductory essay on Shelley yet written.' 'This is an excellent selection, and Zachary Leader and Michael O'Neill deserve our gratitude.'' Times Literary Supplement, 3 October 2003

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Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was a Romantic poet of radical imaginings, living in an age of change. His tempestuous life and friendship with Byron, and his tragically early death, at times threatened to overwhelm his legacy as a poet, but today his standing as one of the foremost English authors is assured. This freshly edited collection--the fullest one-volume selection in English--includes all but one of the longer poems, from Queen Mab onwards, in their entirety. Only Laon and Cythna is excerpted, in a generous selection. As well as works such asPrometheus Unbound, The Mask of Anarchy, and Adonais, the volume includes a wide range of Shelley's shorter poems and much of his major prose, including A Defence of Poetry and almost all of A Philosophical View of Reform. Shelley emerges from these pages as a passionate and eloquent opponent of tyranny and a champion of human possibility.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 880 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192813749
• ISBN-13: 978-0192813749
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #232,230 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic collecion for Shelley enthusiasts, January 7, 2009

By	Carmen Lost "Avid Reader" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This is a comprehensive collection of Shelley's works including plays, poems and other works. Recommend for the Shelley enthusiast, casual Shelley fan and anyone majoring in English (BA, MA, PhD...) very useful resource for myself, classmates and my professors (I am an English MA student myself.) Includes both well known works (Promethius Unbound, Ozymandias etc etc..) as well as some perhaps lesser known works (Mask of Anarchy...)
Very nice collection for any personal library, especially for the price.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Haha! I own this and you don't yet!, July 15, 2008

By	R. J. Anderson "Contesse de Frivol" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

OK, maybe that was a bit mean-spirited, but it is just to invoke you into buying this book. It is fantastic. Percy Shelley is a genius. Very tongue in cheek, still wwwaaaaayyyyy romantic-y, quite deacadant. Buy it. You have to.