His lifespan is 1792-1822. He was born in Sussex. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. His father’s name is Sir Timothy Shelley.

Poetry – His poetry includes”

1. Queen Mab(1813) – It is immature, lengthy, contains much of Shelley’s cruder atheism.

Meter – Irregular unrhymed metre.

• Alsator, or The Spirit of Solitude(1816) – It is a kind of spiritual autobiography. The poem is long. It is remembered chiefly for its lyrical passages and striking, typically Shelleyan imagery.
• Laon and Cythna – It was afterward called “The Revolt of Islam”. It lacks grip and coherence. It is richer in descriptive passages.
• Prometheus Unbound(1818-1819, published in 1820) – The firstfruits of his new life were apparent in this work. This work is a combination of the lyric and the drama.
• The Cenci(1819) – Here, Shelley started to write formal drama.
• Julian and Maddalo(1818) – It is a longer poem.
• The Masque of Anarchy(1819, published 1832) – This poem was inspired by the news of the massacre of Peterloo, expresses Shelley’s revolutionary political views.
• The Witch of Atlas(1820, published 1824) – It is the lightest and most delicate of all Shelley’s fantasies. It is rich in music and imagery.
• Epipsychidion(1821) – It contains some of his fervent writing.
• Adonais(1821) – This poem is a lament for the death of keats. It is modeled on the classical elegy.

Prose – His prose work include:

1. Zastrozzi
2. St. Irvyne

The above 2 books were written when he was at school.

3.The Defence of Poetry(1821, published 1840) – This work is a short essay.