Online event: Romantic Poets and their circle - lets explore: The Shelley's!

Welcome to the second part of our look at the Romantic Poets and their circle...

Today we are going to learn about Percy Bysshe Shelley. To start I will introduce you to his portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, we'll also explore his life, marriage to Mary Shelley and his tragic death. I will also read some of his most famous works for you.

Here's a taster: Known for his lyrical and long-form verse, Percy Bysshe Shelley was a prominent English Romantic poet and was one of the most highly regarded and influential poets of the 19th century. He is best known for his classic anthology verse works such as Ode to the West Wind and The Masque of Anarchy. He is also well known for his long-form poetry, including Queen Mab and Alastor. He went on many adventures with his second wife, Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.
Shelley was a controversial English writer of great personal conviction, born on August 4, 1792. He was raised in the English countryside in the village Broadbridge Heath, just outside of West Sussex. He learned to fish and hunt in the meadows surrounding his home, often surveying the rivers and fields with his cousin and good friend Thomas Medwin. His parents were Timothy Shelley, a squire and member of Parliament, and Elizabeth Pilfold. The oldest of their seven children, Shelley left home at age of 10 to study at Syon House Academy, about 50 miles north of Broadbridge Heath and 10 miles west of central London. After two years, he enrolled at Eton College. While there, he was severely bullied, both physical and mentally, by his classmates. Shelley retreated into his imagination. Within a year’s time, he had published two novels and two volumes of poetry... Do tune in for more!

There will also be some short but very interesting films! Mick Jagger is going recite a poem for us too 😉

As usual afterwards we'll have a social chit-chat, feel free to have coffee'n'cake or a glass of Vino! 🍷🍰☕

To attend in the first instance RSVP. You do not need a Zoom account. But to stop Zoom bombers (persons hijacking the event - doing weird things). All you have to do is click on the location link and enter the meeting password: 725535 - Please log in around 5 minutes before it starts.

We have a form of etiquette, for example when you first enter the 'meeting room' you will be muted, I will unmute you as we start. However, when you are not speaking it is recommended that you mute yourself - this is so that others do not get a lot of background noise.

Hope to see lots of you there :)