Poet · 1792 – 1822
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Wrote masterpieces of Romantic lyric and political poetry, championed liberty and atheism in defiance of his age, and died young, leaving an outsized influence on poetry and radical thought.
Major Works
- Ozymandias
- Prometheus Unbound
- Ode to the West Wind
Impact Analysis
Shelley fused soaring lyricism with revolutionary ideals, inspiring later poets and political movements that drew on his vision of liberty and human possibility.
Historical influence score: 79/100
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