A Defense Of Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley

[TheBlindPig1]

This is a parody of intellectualism or the worst form of it, the only thing missing is show jumping.

[Amiduffer]

I know you weren't attacking me. Do read Heine though. He might change your mind about using the term.

[Amiduffer]

If you had read Heine's book on the Romantic School, which is provided on Google books, you would realize that the blanket characterization of that time period is a seriously flawed way of categorizing anything. Shelley considered himself a republican, so why shove him into a pigeonhole that doesn't fit?

[ockteby]

Thank you for responding with this excellent video I feel honored you would tag it to one of my videos.

Frank

[YourRisingPhoenix]

i am poet i gave this 5 stars :)

[Amiduffer]

Thank you. What do you think of my Dunbar attempts?

[YourRisingPhoenix]

Paul Laurence Dunbar?

You know i told a christin once that in ancient times it wasa us poets tha were prophets and she didn't believe me, i was like orpheus, the father of poery,had mystery religion called orphic mysteries, christianity borrowed heavily from these mysteries.

[Amiduffer]

Thanks for watching and caring about the classics.

[homousios]

Bach and Shelley. I LIKE THAT. How about Schumann and Heine?

[Amiduffer]

I'd like to do "Der Grenadieres" but I need a pianist.

[AdamGCox]

I'd help you if I could get there... I'll let you know if I'm going to SF anytime soon. By the way, do you know the opus/no.?

[Amiduffer]

I can get it, its in the library.

[AdamGCox]

Found it, Op 49 no1

[MrPogle]

Thank you for posting this.

[Amiduffer]

You're welcome.

[messi33]

Wordsworth once said of Shelley; Shelley is one of the best artists of as all: I mean in workmanship of style:

-There is no dew on the dry grass tonight,

Nor damp within the shadow of the trees,

The wind is intermitting, dry, and light,

And in the inconstant motion of the breeze

The dust and straws are driven up and down,

And whirled about the pavement of the town.

[Amiduffer]

No argument there. 8)

[kirbycairo]

Thank you a reading of my very favorite author; a great genius and humanitarian who continues to be maligned today. And his philosophical genius was almost as great as his poetic one.

Peace to you

Kirby

[Amiduffer]

Thank you. It was my pleasure. I think he is parallel with Schiller in nobility of ideas.

[BeatBuddy]

I find Mrs. Shelley to be more remarkable, but then, to each his own.

[GwenAYF]

It is my pleasure to acknowledge your reading and the responses. How refreshing to one of the older generation to "see" respect and continuation of literacy in this, often, hollow medium. "brychar66," do research Pushkin, "the greatest poet in all Russia." He has an African link. I plead for recognition of universal value and beauty,poetry and prose." I am a poet who disguises my work as prose in order to find publication--with great difficulty.

[Amiduffer]

Thank you for your attention! The subject is certainly difficult for those who indulge in the media today. Pushkin is certainly a good subject to study.

[brychar66]

Have just watched and listened to it again. My appreciation swells! Second time round I see the relevance of your comment about Shelley's being a Romantic. You mean I presume that this shows a very different (more cerebral?) side of Shelley from that displayed in his verse? I do find his verse a bit difficult to swallow - apart of course from that prime gem 'Adonais'. But this essay is pure gold. Very well done! Charles

[Amiduffer]

My beef with most historians is, that they tend to embalm historic figures in order to supress the immortality of the ideas they often died for, particularly in England, where the fight over the issue of republican nation versus oligarchical colony was prominant. Shelley, I think with this essay puts himself in that small group of platonic thinkers.

[brychar66]

An even better republican (and amazingly original thinker) was our dear William Blake, who nearly got sent to prison for saying (reputedly) 'Damn the King!' But who are you thinking of that died for their ideas? - Not very English that! Except in the time of the religious wars - but then most of em went to America to avoid the fire or chop!!

[Amiduffer]

You're right, its not confined to England, thats for sure. Notable examples would be Socrates, Dante, Poe, and Pushkin.

[brychar66]

Socrates, yes, spot on. Dante went into exile from Florence I think but still in Italy. Pushkin I don't know about. And as for Poe, well much as I adore his stories and poetry, we have to say it was the drink (or his inability to hold it!) that done for him!! By the way, have you heard Vincent Price read Poe? - Wundebar in excelsis!!

[Amiduffer]

That was proven to be a lie perpatrated by Griswold, a known enemy. Poe was involved with intelligence work, and was assassinated by poison. Dante died in the swamps around Venice, a very evil place.

[brychar66]

It was very brave of you to produce this, Drew, and a very good job you have made of it. The whole thing was superbly read and put together. Your pictures played with the message even while you read it in a breath-taking way. 'All high poetry is infinite'- wonderful!Congratulations and regards, Charles.

[Amiduffer]

Thank you.