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18. "Tyrants and Bullies Will Ultimately Be Grounded". Tim Butcher reads ‘Ozymandias‘ by Shelley
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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Tim Butcher about ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
They discuss:
- Tyrants of the world and bullies in normal life
- How Shelley wrote the poem
- Tim Butcher gives his takes on the lines that speak to him the most.
- The power of poetry and how "some refrains come back to you".
- Tyrants' attitudes (and all of our attitudes) towards mortality in life
- Hubris
Discover poetry through the heart of another…
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