Ozymandias (Smith) - Wikipedia
WEBOzymandias" (/ ˌ ɒ z i ˈ m æ n d i ə s / OZ-ee-MAN-dee-əs) [1] is the title of a sonnet published in 1818 by Horace Smith (1779–1849). Smith wrote the poem in friendly competition with his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley .
Horace Smith – Ozymandias - Genius
WEBOzymandias Lyrics. In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws. The only shadow that the Desert knows:— "I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone, " The King...
Ozymandias - Wikipedia
WEBThe poem was created as part of a friendly competition in which Shelley and fellow poet Horace Smith each created a poem on the subject of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II under the title of Ozymandias, the Greek name for the pharaoh.
Ozymandias - Smith - PotW.org
WEBHorace Smith (1779-1849) Ozymandias. I N Egypt's sandy silence, all alone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws. The only shadow that the Desart knows:—. "I am great O ZYMANDIAS," saith the stone, "The King of Kings; this mighty City shows. "The wonders of my hand."—. The City's gone,—.
Understanding Ozymandias: Expert Poem Analysis - PrepScholar
WEBThere are actually two Ozymandias poems, and they were written as part of a friendly writing competition. The poet Horace Smith spent the end of 1817 with Percy Shelley and his wife Mary Shelley (the author of Frankenstein). During this time, Percy Shelley and Smith challenged each other to a poetry competition.
“Ozymandias”: Who wore it better? - The Book Haven
WEBFeb 7, 2018 · Percy Shelley and Lord Byron obviously lost their silly contest to a teenager. But Percy, at least, hadn’t had enough. Two years laters – two hundred years ago this very month! – he pulled the same stunt again. This time he challenged another friend, Horace Smith (1779–1849) to a poetic duel.
Ozymandias, by Horace Smith | poems, essays, and short
WEBHorace Smith. Ozymandias. In Egypt’s sandy silence, all alone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws. The only shadow that the Desert knows:—. “I am great Ozymandias,” saith the stone, “The King of Kings; this mighty City shows. The wonders of my hand.”—The City’s gone! Nought but the Leg remaining to disclose.
‘My Name is Ozymandias, King of Kings!’: Meaning and Analysis
WEBBut so was ‘Ozymandias’, written by Mary Shelley’s husband, Percy Shelley. And it is one particularly memorable line from Shelley’s poem, ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings!’, which is the focus of the present analysis. Shelley wrote the poem in competition with his friend, Horace Smith.
Ozymandias (Smith) - Wikisource, the free online library
WEBApr 12, 2021 · Shelley apparently wrote this sonnet in competition with his friend Horace Smith, as Smith published a sonnet a month after Shelley's, in the same magazine, which takes the same subject, tells the same story, and makes the same moral point.
Ozymandias: Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes
WEBWhen Percy Bysshe Shelley first wrote “Ozymandias” in 1817, he did so as part of a competition with his friend and fellow poet, Horace Smith. The two men each agreed to write a sonnet on the subject of Ozymandias, which is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian king otherwise known as Rameses II.