Question

'It is not an accident that the most discrimination literary criticism of Shelley's thought and work is by a distinguished scientist, Desmond King-Hele.' How does this statement bring out the meeting point of poetry and science?

Answer 1

Answer:

Desmond King-Hele’s criticism shows that Shelly is a scientist’s poet. He, in his literary criticism of Shelly’s thought and work, points out that Shelly’s attitude to Science emphasizes the surprising modern climate of thoughts in which he chose to live. Shelly’s work is the perfect mix of both poetry and science and therefore his work in unparalleled.