ENGL-2130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, William Godwin
4 Oct 2016
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He studied engraving and incorporated his poems/works of arts onto pieces of metal. One of the most famous characters of scotland"s history. Worked with coleridge to produce lyrical ballads. Visited france around time of french revolution. Thought to be the time when his poems began to decrease in importance. Had a child with annette vallon, of france, however, the war between england and france separated them. He wed to mary hutchinson, when he returned to england, after visiting annette in. Plato"s allegory of the cave alludes to thisdidn"t actually write this. The world is too much with us . Lines composed a few miles above tintern abbey . Addicted to opium because of his mysterious pain . With harriet westbrook (who was 18), shelley fathered two children. Shelley then fell in love with mary wollstonecraft godwin. Mary shelley"s father, william godwin, was known for his radical writing. William was very critical of political institutions and aristocratic privilege.
