![]() ![]() ![]() Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,Īnd wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, ![]() Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone He was also the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (lived 1797 – 1851), the author of the classic Gothic novel Frankenstein, and a friend of Lord Byron (lived 1788 – 1824), who is also considered one of the greatest Romantic poets. Shelley is generally considered to be one of the greatest Romantic poets. In fact, chances are, you probably learned about Ozymandias in world history class, but you learned about him under a different name.įor those of you who have not read it, the poem “Ozymandias” is a very famous sonnet that was written in 1818 by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Many people are familiar with the name Ozymandias through the famous poem “Ozymandias,” written in 1818 by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (lived 1792 – 1822), but not everyone is aware that Ozymandias was actually a real ancient Egyptian pharaoh. ![]()
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