Shelley’s Mythmaking

Harold Bloom's Shelley's Mythmaking (1959) is a critical study of the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The book explores how Shelley's poetry engaged with and transformed traditional myths. Bloom's work posits that poets, in their creative process, often deliberately "misread" the works that influence them, thereby forging new meanings and mythologies. This approach highlights Shelley's unique contribution to literature by reinterpreting established narratives and creating new ones that reflect his revolutionary ardor and philosophical ideas. Bloom's analysis emphasizes Shelley's role as a poet who sought to reshape societal values through his art.12345