Short biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Broadbridge Heath ,England,on August 4,1792.His father was Timothy Shelley and  his mother was Elizabeth Pilfold.He was the eldest of seven children born to them.He is one of the epic poets of the 19^th century.

By the age of 6,he was sent to study under the local Vicar,Evan Edwards and in 1802,he entered Sion House Academy in Isleworth. In the fall of 1810, Shelly entered University College, Oxford. It seemed a better academic environment for him.Throughout his education,Percy remained an average student  and his performance in academics could be hailed as ‘poor and disappointing’

 In 1809,he published at his own expense Original Poetry By Victor and Cazire . Percy Bysshe Shelley is one of the epic poets of the 19th century, and 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, includingQueen Mab and Alastor.

He developed an attachment for his cousin,Harriet Grove,composing several poems of regret when they are separated by their respective fathers.  In August of 1811, Shelley eloped with Harriet Westbrook, a 16-year-old woman his parents had explicitly forbidden him to see. His love for her was centered on a hope that he could save her from committing suicide. They eloped, but Shelley was soon annoyed with her and became interested in a woman named Elizabeth Hitchener, a schoolteacher.In 1816,Shelley’s previous wife Harriet killed herself. After his marriage to Mary, Percy became acquaintance with the great poet Lord Byron and the two consolidated a strong friendship which would last until his death.

On July 8, 1822, just shy of turning 30, Shelley drowned while sailing his schooner back from Livorno to Lerici, after having met with Leigh Hunt to discuss their newly printed journal, The Liberal. Shelley’s bodied was cremated on the beach in Viareggio, where his bodied had washed ashore. Mary Shelley, as was the custom for women during the time, did not attend her husband’s funeral.It  is a great loss in the history of English literature.