Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 1148 Shelley, Percy Bysshe 1792 1822 Shelley, P. B. (Percy Bysshe) A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays Reading ease score: 48.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. On love -- On life -- On a future state -- On the punishment of death -- Speculations on metaphysics -- Speculations on morals -- On the literature, the arts, and the manners of the Athenians -- On the Symposium, or preface to the Banquet of Plato -- A defence of poetry. Text file produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays" by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a collection of philosophical writings composed in the early 19th century. The essays delve into various topics, including love, the nature of existence, metaphysics, ethics, and the artistic expressions of humanity. Shelley's prose serves to articulate his defense of poetry as an essential vehicle for human emotion and imagination, reinforcing its significance in culture and society. The opening of the work presents a deep exploration of the concept of love, articulating it as a powerful force that connects individuals with one another and with the world around them. Shelley reflects on the complexity of human emotions, emphasizing the yearning for understanding and communion with others, which often leads to disappointment when such connections fall short. He suggests that love is not only a passion but also a fundamental aspect of our existence, driving humanity to seek beauty in all forms of life. Through a lyrical and philosophical approach, Shelley sets the stage for a profound discourse on the interconnectedness of human experience, laying a philosophical foundation for his defense of poetry as a transformative art form. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry English essays PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 217930 217931 2024-10-03T05:17:17.629509 2023-10-03T05:30:45.846619 text/html text/html 215561 2013-06-16T07:35:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii 73078 2013-06-16T07:35:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 155709 2024-10-03T05:17:24.354481 application/epub+zip 157711 2024-10-03T05:17:21.069484 application/epub+zip 143254 2024-10-03T05:17:19.561488 application/epub+zip 316498 2024-10-03T05:17:27.029477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300325 2024-10-03T05:17:23.548461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269490 2022-09-03T07:24:04.668229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192720 192579 2024-10-03T05:17:17.232491 2023-10-03T05:30:45.584617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192503 2013-06-16T07:35:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70177 2013-06-16T07:35:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19891 2024-10-03T05:17:27.397448 application/rdf+xml 16515 2024-10-03T05:17:20.329481 image/jpeg 3889 2024-10-03T05:17:19.968495 image/jpeg 153925 2024-10-03T05:17:17.649482 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia