Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant References Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant work by Shelley Ask Anything Homework Help Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Percy Bysshe Shelley/ Political protest works and poets as the unacknowledged legislators of the worldLate that year, Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant, his satirical drama on the trial for adultery of Caroline (estranged wife of King George IV), appeared anonymously but was quickly suppressed.Late that year, Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant, his satirical drama on the trial for adultery of Caroline (estranged wife of King George IV), appeared anonymously but was quickly suppressed.