Epipsychidion

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Epipsychidion is a lyrical poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that explores idealized love, spiritual affinity, and the quest for a transcendent soulmate.

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instanceOf lyrical poem
poem
author Percy Bysshe Shelley
contains preface by Percy Bysshe Shelley
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Emilia Viviani
exploresConcept imagination
soulmate
spiritual love
transcendence
union of souls
firstEditionFormat pamphlet
form lyric
genre Romantic poetry
hasMainCharacter idealized beloved
lyric speaker
hasStyle highly figurative language
intense emotional tone
symbolic imagery
hasSubject escape from social constraints
ideal woman
marriage of minds
inspiredBy Emilia Viviani
isPartOfAuthorCareerPhase Shelley’s Italian period
language English
length long poem
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod Romanticism
surface form: English Romantic period
literaryTradition English love poetry
meter iambic pentameter
narrativePerspective first person
periodOfComposition early 1821
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationYear 1821
publisher Charles and James Ollier
relatedWork Adonais
Prometheus Unbound
The Revolt of Islam
theme freedom
ideal versus reality
idealized love
imprisonment
platonic love
quest for a transcendent soulmate
spiritual affinity
spiritualized eroticism
titleLanguage Greek
titleMeaning on the subject of the soul

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Percy Bysshe Shelley notableWork Epipsychidion
Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote Epipsychidion