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3 days ago · “Ozymandias” is a sonnet by the British Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Written in 1817, Shelley first published the poem in an 1818 issue of The ...
Nov 9, 2024 · I always loved this. The powerful rebuke against the hubris of powerful men. And sorry to say for Horace Smith, but this is clearly the superior version.
Jan 27, 2024 · When Percy Bysshe Shelley first wrote “Ozymandias” in 1817, he did so as part of a competition with his friend and fellow poet, Horace Smith.
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May 10, 2024 · He wrote it essentially for amusement in a friendly sonnet-writing competition with a compatriot, Horace Smith, while the two were vacationing over Christmas ...
Mar 2, 2024 · In 1817, poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Horace Smith decided to each write a poem titled “Ozymandias,” an ancient Greek name for the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II.
Dec 10, 2023 · This was Horace Smith's poem, also titled Ozymandias, published in 1818. Similar to Shelley's version, but lacking his lyrical dignity — "a gigantic Leg" ...
Jan 5, 2024 · A sonnet of just fourteen lines, it takes on an epic theme – the rise and fall of civilisations – focusing on the figure of Ozymandias as a symbol for this ...
Aug 23, 2024 · The poem emerged from a friendly competition between Shelley and his contemporary, Horace Smith, each crafting a poem about the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Horace Smith published his version in the February 1, 1818, edition of the same publication, under the name H.S.. Here are the rival poems, and you can judge ...