Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poet of Poets

In a year of big Romantic anniversaries, Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias" celebrates 200 years since its publication on 11 January 2018. To celebrate, Stephanie is joined by Dr Geoff Payne to discuss the poem, Percy Shelley, his scandalous life, and the time somebody tried to assassinate him.
 
Show notes:
 
Text of "Ozymandias": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias
 
The Keats-Shelley Association of America: https://k-saa.org/
 
The Keats-Shelley Memorial Association: http://www.keats-shelley.co.uk/