Percy Shelley, Myth-maker and Destroyer: "Mont Blanc," "Adonais," and The Defense of Poetry

1. The Complex Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

1. Noble Birth and Ignoble Departures
2. Complicated Relationships
3. Achievements

2. "Mont Blanc" and the Romantic Sublime

1. "A sound but half its own"
2. "The secret strength of things / Which governs thought"

3. Sublime Loss: "Adonais"

1. Keats and Shelley
2. "Adonais" and Adonis
3. Eternity

4. "The Hidden Beauty of the World": A Defense of Poetry

1. "Poetry is indeed something divine." (701)
2. "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world." (705)