Queen Mab

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)

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

Genre(s): Narratives

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Dedication Alan Mapstone
00:01:33
Play 01 Canto I Alan Mapstone
00:15:35
Play 02 Canto II Bruce Kachuk
00:12:25
Play 03 Canto III dc
00:15:36
Play 04 Canto IV Greg Giordano
00:18:29
Play 05 Canto V Greg Giordano
00:16:49
Play 06 Canto VI KevinS
00:12:24
Play 07 Canto VII Greg Giordano
00:16:25
Play 08 Canto VIII dc
00:14:55
Play 09 Canto IX Alan Mapstone
00:16:02