The sweeping impact of the French revolution in 1789 .Fell on all the romantics in genetal and P.B Shelley in particular . Shelley's revolutionary gusto as evident in his lyric is a direct outcome of French revolution.He rebelled against the evils and injustice in the 19 th century English society .The common slowgan for the French revolution was Liberty ,Equality , Fraternity.The impact of this slowganis also evident in both the poem "To A Skylark" ,"Ode to the West Wind".
P.B Shelley:- Shelley was born in 1792 .In 1810 ,he was expelled from Oxford university for his pamphlet." The Necessity of Atheism" . He died in 1822 in Italy . His notable works are " Ode to the West Wind","To a skylarkS","Prometheus unbound" etc. The main theme of Shelley's poetry is freedom and love which are the solution of the evil world.
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