English Literature: April 2021

Thursday 1 April 2021

Comment on Shelley's Myth-Making Power as "Ode to the West Wind" and "To a Skylark".

Shelley's myth-making power in "Ode to the West Wind" and "To a Skylark":

 

By 'myth' we generally mean an absolutely invented narrative  involving mystic people and so forth and typifying mainstream thoughts on common wonders or such different things. The beginning of myth lies in  the old days when individuals, unfit to shape theoretical conceptions, described the marvels of nature in wording relevant to their personal activities. The presentation of fantasy in verse is a much later     development.