Feb. 17, 2025
"Mad Shelley" : The Storm of Emotion and The Spirit of Defiance
Was Percy Shelley’s poetic brilliance fueled by turmoil, or was his creativity a refuge from it? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore Shelley: A Biography by Richard Holmes, examining the poet’s rebellious spirit, personal tragedies, and emotional struggles.
Expulsion, exile, financial ruin, and the grief of losing children shaped both his art and his psyche. Did Shelley’s genius thrive on suffering, or was the “mad poet” myth a distortion of his reality? This episode unpacks the link between creativity, instability, and the Romantic ideal of the tortured artist.
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