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Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Shelley, Percy Bysshe
(1792-1822) a British poet of the
Romantic Movement
, who disliked religion and believed strongly in political freedom. His most famous works were written after 1818 when he went to live in Italy with his wife Mary
Shelley
, and they include
Adonais
, written in memory of the poet John
Keats
,
Prometheus Unbound
, and
To a Skylark
.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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