Queen Mab
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Queen Mab is the first major poetic work by Percy Bysshe Shelley and serves as a foundation to his theory of revolution. It depicts a two-pronged revolt involving necessary changes brought on by nature and the virtuousness of humans.
The poem is written in the form of a fairy tale that presents a future vision of utopia on earth. Queen Mab, a fairy, descends in a chariot to a dwelling where Ianthe is sleeping on a couch. Queen Mab transports Ianthe's spirit on a celestial tour to her palace at the edge of the universe. - Summary by Alan Mapstone and wikipedia (2 hr 20 min)
Chapters
| Dedication | 1:33 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Canto I | 15:35 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Canto II | 12:25 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| Canto III | 15:36 | Read by dc |
| Canto IV | 18:29 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Canto V | 16:49 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Canto VI | 12:24 | Read by KevinS |
| Canto VII | 16:25 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Canto VIII | 14:55 | Read by dc |
| Canto IX | 16:02 | Read by Alan Mapstone |