Recitation of THE WANING MOON by Percy B Shelley (Horscham, UK, 1792 - 1822, Italy)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (Field Place, Horsham, 4 August 1792 – Ligure Sea, Gulf of Spezia, 8 July 1822) was one of the most important English Romantic poets.

Shelley is famous for works such as Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark, and The Masque of Anarchy, which are among the most popular and critically acclaimed English poems. His greatest work, however, were the long poems, among them Prometheus Unbound, Alastor, or The Spirit of Solitude, Adonaïs, The Revolt of Islam, and the unfinished The Triumph of Life. The Cenci (1819) and Prometheus Unbound (1820) are dramatic plays in 5 and 4 acts respectively. He also wrote the Gothic romances Zastrozzi (1810) and St. Irvyne (1811) and the tales The Assassins (1814) and The Coliseum (1817).

Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron. Novelist Mary Shelley was his second wife. One of England's most significant Romantic poets.
(Source: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._B._Shelley)

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Percy Bysshe Shelley (Field Place, Horsham, 4 de agosto de 1792 — Mar Lígure, Golfo de Spezia, 8 de julho de 1822) foi um dos mais importantes poetas românticos ingleses.

Shelley é famoso por obras tais como Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark, e The Masque of Anarchy, que estão entre os poemas ingleses mais populares e aclamados pela crítica. Seu maior trabalho, no entanto, foram os longos poemas, entre eles Prometheus Unbound, Alastor, or The Spirit of Solitude, Adonaïs, The Revolt of Islam, e o inacabado The Triumph of Life. The Cenci (1819) e Prometheus Unbound (1820) são peças dramáticas em 5 e 4 atos respectivamente. Ele também escreveu os romances góticos Zastrozzi (1810) e St. Irvyne (1811) e os contos The Assassins (1814) e The Coliseum (1817).

Shelley foi famoso por sua associação com John Keats e Lord Byron. A romancista Mary Shelley foi sua segunda esposa. Um dos mais significativos poetas românticos da Inglaterra.
(Fonte: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._B._Shelley)

Obs: o texto foi retirado do site:
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