PB Shelley

[4030william]

Hello,

I joined the forum due to a recent interest in PB Shelley. I have a few questions if anyone cares to help me...
1. How do you pronounce the middle name Bysshe?
2. Does anyone have an insight on Ozymandias?

Thanks!

Adam

[Maximilianus]

Originally Posted by 4030william

Hello,

I joined the forum due to a recent interest in PB Shelley. I have a few questions if anyone cares to help me...
1. How do you pronounce the middle name Bysshe?
2. Does anyone have an insight on Ozymandias?

Thanks!

Adam

Hi Adam. This is my contribution to your questions
Bysshe (IPA pronunciation: bɪʃ; spelled pronunciation: BISH) From an English surname, a variant of the surname Bush, which originally indicated a person who lived near a bush. It's not a very common English name (source: http://www.behindthename.com/name/bysshe)

Regarding Ozymandias I can't tell much because I haven't read it carefully to give an opinion. What I can say is that its rhyme pattern is unusual in English sonnets and that's perhaps one of the reasons why it has drawn so much attention. I have seen similar patterns in some Spanish sonnets, though at this moment I can't remember in which exactly (I should investigate further).
There's an interestiing article regarding this sonnet. In case you never read it and feel interested the link is http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/Ozymandias

I hope this to be good for something. I'm sure you will get better insights than mine in short. Good luck

[Maximilianus]

Originally Posted by 4030william

Hello,

I joined the forum due to a recent interest in PB Shelley. I have a few questions if anyone cares to help me...
1. How do you pronounce the middle name Bysshe?
2. Does anyone have an insight on Ozymandias?

Thanks!

Adam

Hi Adam. This is my humble contribution to your questions:

Bysshe (IPA pronunciation: bɪʃ; spelled pronunciation: BISH) From an English surname, a variant of the surname Bush, which originally indicated a person who lived near a bush. It's not a very common English name (source: http://www.behindthename.com/name/bysshe)

Regarding Ozymandias I can't tell much because I haven't read it carefully to give an opinion. What I can say is that its rhyme pattern is unusual in English sonnets and that's perhaps one of the reasons why it has drawn so much attention. I have seen similar patterns in some Spanish sonnets, though at this moment I can't remember in which exactly (I should investigate further).
There's an interestiing article regarding this sonnet. In case you never read it and feel interested the link is http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/Ozymandias

I hope this to be good for something. I'm sure you will get better insights than mine in short. Good luck

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