Adonais Resources

From childhood letters to doodles, all things Shelley are collected here.

Check out the correspondence between the two.

Check out Shelley's grave. Note that, when his body was discovered, a copy of Keats' poetry was in his pocket.

Learn all about the poet.

Check out electronic versions of his poems.

Read one of the most famous poems from Keats, who inspired Adonais.

In 1969, the Rolling Stones' lead singer read several stanzas in front of a massive crowd.

Here's a jazzy little take on Shelley's life and work.

Got half an hour? Then enjoy this recording of the poem in full.

Hear audio recordings of several Shelley poems.

Here's a painting of Shelley (wearing a shirt with a very big collar).

Check out this painting of the poet who inspired Adonais.

Here's critic and infamous curmudgeon Christopher Hitchens on the poet and his fellow Romantics.

As it turned out, Shelley died pretty suddenly and tragically (and dramatically) himself.

Here are all the poems, in book form.

Want the scoop on those wacky Greek gods?

Check out the classic Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?"

Here are the many TV and film versions of Shelley.

This 1952 edition of the Miami News ran a story about Shelley's ghost, who allegedly hung around to cause trouble.

Keats, the subject of Adonais, remains a popular Romantic figure. There's even a movie about his love for Fanny Brawne. Don't forget the tissues.

Percy's wife Mary is arguably the more famous of the two. Read Frankenstein, her most famous (and spooky) work.