Alastor Or The Spirit Of Solitude

By Percy Bysshe Shelley

1816

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""Alastor Or The Spirit Of Solitude"" is a long narrative poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most prominent English Romantic poets of the 19th century. The poem tells the story of a young poet named Alastor, who embarks on a journey to find the perfect embodiment of beauty, truth, and love. However, despite his quest for enlightenment, Alastor ultimately meets a tragic end.The poem is divided into three parts, each of which explores different themes and ideas. In the first part, Alastor sets out on his journey, encountering various landscapes and natural phenomena that evoke a sense of awe and wonder. In the second part, he falls in love with a mysterious woman who embodies all that he seeks, but his attempts to possess her lead to his downfall. In the final part, Alastor dies alone in the wilderness, having failed to find the fulfillment he sought.Throughout the poem, Shelley explores the themes of beauty, nature, love, and death, using vivid and evocative language to create a sense of grandeur and mystery. The poem is considered one of Shelley's most important works, showcasing his mastery of language and his ability to convey complex ideas through poetry. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the Romantic movement and the poetry of the 19th century.The Red Volcano Overcanopies Its Fields Of Snow And Pinnacles Of Ice With Burning Smoke, Or Where Bitumen Lakes On Black Bare Pointed Islets Ever Beat With Sluggish Surge, Or Where The Secret Caves Rugged And Dark, Winding Among The Springs Of Fire And Poison, Inaccessible.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets of the English language. He is perhaps most famous for such anthology pieces as Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark, and The Masque of Anarchy. However, his major works were long visionary poems including Alastor, Adonais, The Revolt of Islam, Prometheus Unbound and the unfinished The Triumph of Life. Shelley's unconventional life and uncompromising idealism, combined with his strong skeptical voice, made him a authoritative and much denigrated figure during his life. He became the idol of the next two or three generations of poets, including the major Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite poets Robert Browning, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Algernon Charles Swinburne, as well as William Butler Yeats and poets in other languages such as Jibanananda Das and Subramanya Bharathy. He was also admired by Karl Marx, Henry Stephens Salt, and Bertrand Russell. Famous for his association with his contemporaries John Keats and Lord Byron, he was also married to novelist Mary Shelley.