The Master of All Things： The Human Soul in Shelleys Poems.docVIP

The Master of All Things： The Human Soul in Shelleys Poems 　　[a] School of Foreign Studies， Southwest University， Chongqing， China. 　　[b] School of Foreign Languages， Huaihai Institute of Technology， Lianyungang， China. 　　*Corresponding author. 　　Supported by Younger Research Grants for Social Sciences of Ministry of Education in China “Shelley’s Soul Poetics” （12YJC752021）. 　　Abstract 　　This article， combined with Shelley’s individual life experience and the historical and cultural parts of the soul from the ancient Greek philosopher Plato， expounds Shelley’s idea about the immortality of human soul from the perspective of individual soul. Shelley believes that the human soul is created by God and a perfect man should be a combination of the body and wisdom. Love is the only access to the eternal state of the human soul and the human soul， as the shadow of the soul of the universe， has the characteristic of the immortality after the death of the human body. 　　Key words： Shelley； Human soul 　　INTRODUCTION 　　The soul is like water， and everything existing in the universe is like a little drop of water. Butter says： “He was particularly interested in water because of the cycle-water vapour sucked up from the sea， cloud， rain， river， return to sea-which exemplifies unity in diversity； but I am not clear that he ever consciously used water as a symbol of matter” （Butter，1954， p.101）.The entire universe is a vast expanse of water or ocean. The human soul is also just like water. Influenced by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato， from the perspective of individual soul Shelley’s idea about the immortality of human soul can be expounded by the nobility of the human soul and the immortality of the human soul. Shelley believes that the human soul is one part of God and a man should be a combination of the body and wisdom. Love is very essential in the human soul and Shelly holds the view that the human soul as the shadow of the soul of the universe is immortal.