Long ago, as students, we read Shelley’s poem ‘Ozymandias’ in which the boast of the protagonist lay buried in the sands and it said, ‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings, look on my works, ye ...

Akala:So, here we are on Crosby beach, which is an interesting place to come when we think about the poem Ozymandias—this ancient king who has this statue that, in some ways, is going to allow ...

The Younger Memnon may be the most well-known because it reportedly inspired the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley to create the poem "Ozymandias," which was the Greek name for Ramesses II.

Now lying in pieces, the giant red-granite statue inspired the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley to craft the poem "Ozymandias" (the Greek form of User-maat-Re, one of Ramses II's many names): Of ...