Having heard of the British Museum’s recent acquisition of a huge statue of Ramses II, Shelley and his contemporaries decided to write poems about it.Egyptian culture was exotified by Europeans, so much so that important historical treasures soon made their way to Europe.Ozymandias was the Greek name of Ramses II.They decided to have a competition to see who could write the best poem about this statue. Shelley and a friend learned of the acquisition by the British Museum of a massive statue of Ramses II. In the early 19th century, when Shelley was writing poetry, Europeans became fascinated with Egyptian culture after Napoleon conquered Egypt and began transporting the great treasures of the Ancient Egyptians back to Europe. ‘Ozymandias’ was the Greek name given to Ramses II, one of the greatest pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. This blog explores Percy Shelley’s Ozymandias poem, focussing on: Revise for the AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam with Beyond’s “revise” blogs on Power and Conflict poetry.
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