6/25/2023 0 Comments Shelley sonnets![]() ![]() His relic, the statue, is broken to pieces and will soon crumble to dust. In this poem Shelley describes the broken statue and reflects upon the impermanence of earthly things. There is an interesting story about how Shelley was inspired to write the spoil one evening Shelley and his friend Horace Smith or discussing Napoleon‘s conquest of Egypt they talked about the statue of Osman Diaz an Egyptian ruler was also known as Ramses the second their conversation led to a competition between them and they both decided to write a poem on the statue both poems tell the same story however Shelley’s poem is more popular. Ramesseum (of Rameses II) at Thebes is described by Diodorus Sieulus as the tomb of Ozymandias. This poem is about the ruins of his statue, said to have been found in the Sahara desert. ![]() Ozymandias was a powerful king of ancient Egypt. Ozymandias was one of the Greek names of Rameses II (1301-1234 B. ![]()
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