As the series wound towards its inevitable conclusions, Walt stood as both tragic hero and unspeakable villain, which is ...

"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" That was Shelley, writing in 1818 with a poetic vision inspired by the monumental figure here in the British ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: That was Shelley, writing in 1818 with a poetic ...

Statue of Ramesses II (made around 1250 BC). Granite; found in Thebes, Egypt. "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" That was Shelley, writing in 1818 ...

"Ozymandias" was written in 1818 by Percy Bysshe Shelley, a guy who palled around with Byron, married Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein), and—in true Romantic fashion—died at age 29 ...