The Major Works

It came swiftly and in good condition. The contents, for someone who is only beginning to plumb the poetic depths, are astounding. Brilliantly elegant, fiercely inventive, there is nothing but awe to be gained from viewing these sacred gifts of verse, and sharing in the journey with Shelley as he searches your own Soul, and opens up his! A must read for any lover of pure literature! :)

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A great poet

This is the best one-volume collection of Shelley's magical poems available. The only down side for me is that only a selection of Laon and Cythna is included. They should have left out the prose and the notes to Queen Mab and included all of Laon and Cythna.

A fine collection of Shelley's poetry, prose and drama totalling over 800 pages, including more than 100 pages of interesting notes. It's a chunky book, but fits well in the hand, with clear print. I liked it, and learned a lot.

The definitive collection - I admit I'm relatively late to appreciating the works but I'm glad I returned. Quite breathtaking

Shelley's poems are startling for their metric perfection, for their strength, and for the subversive charge they have still got to the present day.

Very good book on poetry for reading and relaxing. Besides, excellent service and delivery was provided. I would like to buy other related books here as well!

First the complaints. One, the Introduction is a meager 14 pages which cannot, and does not, do justice to a poet such as Shelley. the Intro leaves me wanting a lot more. In fact, it makes me positively pine for the kind of introductions for which both Catedra and Castalia (two Spanish Publishing Houses) are justly famous among scholars and students: a talented rebel and rake-hell like Shelley deserves at least 80 pages worth of intro. One chooses to read fourteen or fifty, but the offering should be commensurate with the artist. Two, I wanted the entire original text of LAON AND CYTHNA to be included here; it isn't. We have the original two initial cantos and then original ms copies of notes and drafts. It's a good effort, but not the whole poem. Now I'm starting to doubt the entire original that Shelley sent to his publisher before he was prevailed-upon to change it even exists. In defense of this edition, the back-cover blurb warns readers that Laon and Cythna is excerpted. My two complaints are not enough to rate this effort any less than five stars, however. The paper could have been of better quality and so could the cover. Now that I'm at it, the painting on the cover could, and should, be replaced. But the texts included are a treasure. This anthology is indeed the best one-volume anthology of Shelley available. With 135 pages of notes to help in the understanding of the poems, the poet, and his times, there is no reason not to buy it if you like the Romantics, or Shelley, or good poetry, period.

Absolutely beautiful poetry!

Una excelente recopilación de la obra de Shelley. Lástima que la encuadernación no venga cosida, punto siempre importante pero más en un volumen al q se le va a dar mucho uso tal y como la obra de Shelley merece

This is a comprehensive collection of Shelley's works including plays, poems and other works. Recommend for the Shelley enthusiast, casual Shelley fan and anyone majoring in English (BA, MA, PhD...) very useful resource for myself, classmates and my professors (I am an English MA student myself.) Includes both well known works (Promethius Unbound, Ozymandias etc etc..) as well as some perhaps lesser known works (Mask of Anarchy...) Very nice collection for any personal library, especially for the price.

I liked that it has all of the works rather than sections. It's the most complete selection in my library.