Shelley, Percy Bysshe
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 4 August 1792 at 22:00 (= 10:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Horsham, England, 51n04, 0w21 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m0w21 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   13°04'   15°05 Asc. 01°38'
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Biography
British writer known as one of the greatest lyric poets of the English Romantic age, a writer of delicate beauty.
The son of a country gentleman, Shelley entered Eton College in 1804. He was a good student but socially a nonconformist, he rebelled against a system which made the younger boys do the menial work. Throughout his life, he despised tyranny. By the time he entered Oxford, 1811, he had already published two bad horror novels. After five months in Oxford, he was expelled for writing a pamphlet, "The Necessity of Atheism." His dad had not recovered from this shock when Shelley eloped with Harriet Westbrook, the daughter of a former coffeehouse-keeper.
For the next two years, Shelley and his wife lived a wandering life, living on a small family allowance. Harriet was not Shelley's intellectual equal and affection waned. Shelley believed that the law against divorce of a loveless couple was "intolerable tyranny" and on 7/28/1814, left his wife and eloped with Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. He had met the 16-year-old girl several years prior when attending discussions at the home of her parents, who were both social reformers and well ahead of their time. In the company of his friend Lord Byron and Mary's cousin, Claire, they traveled across Europe, settling in Italy.
He and Mary had three children, none of whom survived.
In 1816, his first wife committed suicide; he was denied custody of their children because he was an atheist; however, he and Mary were married immediately.
Shelley regarded social reform as his life's work, believing that man could aim for perfection and that love had the power to transform society. An idealist, he felt that earthly beauty was only the shadow of spiritual beauty. During the last five years of his life he produced his finest work.
On 7/08/1822, he and a friend, Edward Williams were out boating when a sudden squall came up. They were run down by a larger vessel which overturned their yacht during the violent storm and Shelley died at c. 1:00 PM, Viareggio, Italy.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with Shelley, Mary (born 30 August 1797)
- friend relationship with Byron, Lord (born 22 January 1788)
Events
- Relationship : Begin significant relationship 28 July 1814 (Eloped with Mary Godwin)
- Death of Mate 1816 (First wife committed suicide)
- Social : Begin a program of study 1811 (Oxford)
- Death by Accident 8 July 1822 (Traumatic boating accident, age 29)
- Social : Begin a program of study 1804 (Eton College)
Source Notes
Circle No.110 quotes his father's and grandfather's statements in his biography
(Formerly, Alan Leo in Modern Astrology 1/1897 gave 4:59 PM.)
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Poet (Lyric)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Drowned, squall)
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Traumatic event (First wife insane, a suicide)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Family : Parenting : Kids -Traumatic event (Three kids died)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Personal : Death : Short Life less than 29 Yrs (Age 29)
- Vocation : Writers : Religion/ Philosophy
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Atheist
- Vocation : Writers : Sci-Fi/ Fantasy/ Horror (Horror, initially)
- Traits : Personality : Idealist (Nonconformist)
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Friends (Lord Byron)
- Lifestyle : Home : Many moves (Wandered for two years)
