"Adonais" : Key info
"Adonais" is a notable literary work by Percy Bysshe Shelley. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, and various study materials of "Adonais".
Key info
Writer: P.B. Shelley (1792–1822)
Full Title: Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats, Author of Endymion, Hyperion, etc.
Written Time: Spring 1821 (after April 11)
Published Date: July 1821
Genre: Pastoral Elegy
Tone: Mournful, admiring, spiritual, hopeful
Point of View: Third-person (mostly), with first-person parts
Total Lines: 495 lines (In 55 Spenserian stanzas)
Setting:
- Time Setting: Shortly after the death of John Keats
- Place Setting: Imagined countryside, classical world, and spiritual realm