The Major Works

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Percy Bysshe Shelley Zachary Leader (, Professor of English Literature, University of Surrey Roehampton)

The Major Works

Percy Bysshe Shelley, Zachary Leader (, Professor of English Literature, University of Surrey Roehampton), Michael O'Neill (, Professor of English, University of Durham)

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Oxford University Press
12 February 2009

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Series: Oxford World's Classics

This major new edition, originally commissioned for the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode, brings together a unique combination of Shelley's poetry and prose - the lyric poems, plays, longer poems, criticism, and essays - to give the essence of his work and thinking.

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 anthology - 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.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

By: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Edited by: Zachary Leader ( Professor of English Literature University of Surrey Roehampton), Michael O'Neill (, Professor of English, University of Durham)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 599g
ISBN: 9780199538973
ISBN 10: 0199538972
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 880
Publication Date: 12 February 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Major Works

[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